The Hon’ble Sri Justice C.V.Nagarjuna Reddy Writ Petition No.15396 of 2007 Dated 2nd July, 2010 Between: Narne Chenchaiah Naidu …Petitioner And 1.Superintedent of Police, Prakasam District, Ongole and another …Respondents Counsel for the petitioner: Mr.T.Rajendra Prasad Counsel for the respondents: AGP for Home The Court made the following: Order: This Writ Petition is filed for a Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents, in not returning S.B.B.L. gun bearing No.8884 belonging to the petitioner, as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner sought for a direction to the respondents to return the said gun. At the hearing, Sri T.Rajendra Prasad, learned Counsel for the petitioner, on instructions submitted that the petitioner’s gun was returned to him about 2 months back and that the same is presently with him. He has, however, expressed the grievance that the respondents have been taking possession of the gun at the time of elections and have not been returning the same for a number of years thereafter. In the wake of this grievance, respondent No.1 is directed to instruct his subordinate Officers to act strictly in accordance with law while keeping possession of the arms whenever occasions warranted such an action and return the same immediately after the purpose, for which the possession of the arms was taken, is served. Subject to the above, the Writ Petition is disposed of as infructuous. As a sequel to dismissal of the Writ Petition, WPMP.No.19444 of 2007, filed by the petitioner for interim relief, is disposed of as infructuous. C.V.NAGARJUNA REDDY, J Dated 2nd July, 2010 lur