HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.33219 of 2010 Date: 15.02.2011 Between : P. Rajagopal Rao … Petitioner and The Collector and District Magistrate, Adilabad and others. … Respondents HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.33219 of 2010 ORAL ORDER : This writ petition is filed seeking mandamus to declare the order issued by the 1st respondent-Collector and District Magistrate, Adilabad, in proceedings No.C2/309/2009, dated 9.9.2010, rejecting the request of the petitioner for renewal of Arms licence, as arbitrary and illegal. 2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for the respondents. 3. Under the provisions of the Arms Act, 1959 and the rules made thereunder, there is a remedy of preferring an appeal to the Government against the orders of the District Collector. Therefore, when the petitioner is having an effective alternative remedy of filing appeal against the orders of the 1st respondent, there is no reason to entertain the present writ petition. 4. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of, at the admission stage, permitting the petitioner to file an appeal before the appellate authority within a period of three weeks from today. On such appeal being preferred, the appellate authority shall consider and dispose of the said appeal on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of such appeal. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________________________ JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY 15.02.2011. Msr HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.33219 of 2010 15.02.2011 Msr