THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.25312 of 2009 DATE:20.11.2009 Between: Arun Kumar Dama .... Petitioner and The Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad, and others .... Respondents THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.25312 of 2009 ORDER: This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking a Writ of Mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in issuing the notice No.371/Inspr/BPT/OW/2009 dated 30.10.2009 directing him to deposit his licenced weapon, as illegal and arbitrary. 2. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that in the light of the elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, the Inspector of Police, Begumpet P.S., Hyderabad - 3rd respondent issued a notice No.371/Inspr/BPT/OW/2009 dated 30.10.2009 directing him to deposit his licenced weapon. As he is a business man and travels widely and extensively all over the India, he gave a representation dated 06.11.2009 to the Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad - 1st respondent seeking exemption from depositing his licenced weapon. But so far the 1st respondent has not passed any order on his representation. Being aggrieved by the same, he filed the present writ petition. 3. Heard both the learned counsel. 4. It is true that the petitioner is having an arms licence bearing No.A/L 280/Begumpet and in view of elections to the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, the 3rd respondent has issued the notice impugned in this writ petition directing the petitioner to deposit his licenced weapon. This is only by way of abundant caution to see that there is no law and order problem during the course of elections. However, as it is the grievance of the petitioner that though he submitted a representation to the 1st petitioner stating that he is in need of the licensed weapon as he travels widely and extensively all over India being a business man, the 1st respondent has not passed any order and the said representation is very much pending till date, the 1st respondent is hereby directed to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 06.11.2009 and pass appropriate orders, at the earliest, preferably, within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and in the interregnum, no coercive steps shall be taken. 5. With the above direction, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________________ GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA, J 20th November, 2009 Note: Furnish C.C. by two days. (b/o) CBS THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE GOPALA KRISHNA TAMADA WRIT PETITION No.25312 of 2009 (Disposed of) 20th November, 2009 Note: Furnish C.C. by two days. (b/o) CBS