IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Special Appeal No. 110 of 2009 Ompal Singh. .……… Appellant Versus State of Uttarakhand & others. ………. Respondents Mr. Ajay Veer Pundir, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Subhash Upadhyaya, Brief Holder for the respondents. JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble V.K. Gupta, C.J. Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. V.K. GUPTA, C. J. (Oral) After arguing for a while, learned counsel appearing for the appellant seeks to withdraw this Appeal, but with liberty to the appellant / writ petitioner to make a fresh Application for grant of a fresh Arms License in favour of the appellant / writ petitioner. Prayer is allowed. The Appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. It is observed and directed that if the appellant / writ petitioner makes a fresh Application for grant of an Arms License, the Competent Authority shall receive such an Application, process and examine the same, and upon due consideration, take a decision whether, in the facts and circumstances as are presently obtaining, the appellant is entitled to the grant of an Arms License and, if so, to take consequential action. (V.K. Bist, J.) (V.K. Gupta, C. J.) 09.06.2009 09.06.2009 G