IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR MONDAY, THE 1ST MARCH 2010 / 10TH PHALGUNA 1931 WP(C).No. 5372 of 2010(V) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- MUHAMMED KALATHIL, ADVOCATE, DARUSSALAM, T.C.ROAD, KUTHUPARAMBA, KANNUR. BY ADVS. MR.S.M.PREM, SMT.K.P.SANTHI, MR.P.K.NIJOY, SMT.NISHA G.THARAMAL. RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, HOME DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KANNUR. 3. THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, KANNUR. 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, KANNUR. 5. THE CIRCLE INSPECTOR OF POLICE, KUTHUPARAMBA. R1 TO R5 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR. P. NARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 01/03/2010,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.5372 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 1st day of March, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner seeks for a direction to the respondents 2 and 3 to consider and pass appropriate orders on Exhibits P2 and P4 on merits within a time frame. The petitioner is an Advocate practicing in Kannur. He was the Additional Public Prosecutor representing the Vigilance and Anti Corruption Bureau upto July 2002. He was having licence No.GL 1339/TLY for an automatic pistol as per proceedings No.1214/Jan/77. 2. Exhibit P1 is the copy of the licence for SBBL gun No.9825/78. The validity of the licence was till 24.01.2008. Before the expiry of that period, the petitioner had submitted an application for renewal of the licence as per Exhibit P2. Exhibit P4 is a further representation submitted in the matter. Already, in view of the Lok Sabha Elections, the gun has been deposited, which is evidenced by Exhibit P3. 3. Learned Government Pleader on instructions submitted W.P.(C) No.5372/2010 2 that the report from the Superintendent of Police has already been received and a report from the Divisional Forest Officer is awaited and on getting the mandatory reports, the application will be disposed of. There will be a a direction to the 3rd respondent to take a decision on the application submitted by the petitioner within a period of two months. The petitioner will produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition for compliance. This writ petition is disposed of as above. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp