IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR TUESDAY, THE 23RD FEBRUARY 2010 / 4TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 4542 of 2010(P) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- K.VARKEY VARGHESE, AGED 65, S/O.VARGHESE, KEECHERIL HOUSE, PARIYARAM P.O. MALLAPPALLY VILLAGE AND TALUK, PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOSEPH GEORGE RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, PATHANAMTHITTA. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SHRI P.NARAYANAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 23/02/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W.P.(C). No.4542/2010-P ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dated this the 23rd day of February, 2010 J U D G M E N T An applicant for arms licence is the petitioner herein. He was granted gun licence by the Additional District Magistrate as per proceedings dated 22/04/1983 which was being periodically renewed. Finally, he filed Ext.P2 application for renewal on 11/03/2008 after remitting necessary application fee etc. Aggrieved by the delay in the matter, he has filed this writ petition. 2. It is pointed out that the petitioner had to surrender the gun with the Samson Armoury for safe keeping. It is also pointed out that he is facing threat to his life and renewal of gun licence is highly necessary. 3. The learned Government Pleader submitted that the application stands forwarded to the Superintendent of Police and the Tahsildar for report and, so far reports have not been received which has caused the delay. 4. There will be a direction to the first respondent to take a decision after getting the reports from the Superintendent of Police and the Tahsildar, Mallapally, within a period of two months from today. The petitioner W.P.(C). No.4542/2010 -:2:- will produce a copy of the writ petition along with a copy of the Judgment before the first respondent for compliance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. No costs. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) ms