IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 22ND MARCH 2010 / 1ST CHAITHRA 1932 WP(C).No. 8226 of 2010(C) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------------- K.M.THAJMAL HUSSAIN, S/O. K.M.ABDUL SALAM HAJI, KOORIMANNIL MELEMANNIL HOUSE, PERIMBALAM, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. MR.BABU S. NAIR RESPONDENT(S): ---------------------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR/ DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, MALAPPURAM. 2. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, MALAPPURAM. 3. THE SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, MANJERI POLICE STATION, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT. R1 TO R3 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR. P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/03/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Kss T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C)No.8226 of 2010 ------------------------------------------------ Dated this the 22nd day of March, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner has approached this Court by challenging Ext.P1 order passed by the District Collector rejecting an application for renewal Arms Licence. It is evident that order was passed based on a report by the District Superintendent of Police. It is contended that the petitioner was having a licence for 11 years continuously and there is no justification for rejecting the application for renewal. It is also pointed out that the order is not a reasoned one and the petitioner was not in the matter. The learned Government Pleader submitted that the order was passed after perusing the reports of the Superintendent of Police. 2. Ext.P1 is an appealable order and if the petitioner files an appeal before the Appellate Authority within a period of two weeks along with a copy of this judgment, the Appellate Authority will consider the appeal and pass appropriate orders after hearing the petitioner within a further period of three months. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE skj