IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. WRIT PETITION NO. 3054 OF 2010 (Siddeshwar S/o Raosaheb Patil VS The Divisional Commissioner, Aurangabad and anr.) Mr. S.T. Ghute, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. N.H. Borade, AGP for the respondent-State Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's Orders P.C.:- 1] Heard learned counsel. 2] Petitioner applied for issuance of arms license. By the impugned order the request is rejected. Counsel would submit that the rejection of application is without hearing the petitioner and without considering the relevant order of acquittal. The petitioner also preferred an Appeal which came to be dismissed. 3] The grant of license itself is within the discretion of the competent authority. The petitioner has no statutory or constitutional right to claim arms license. No need to interfere with the exercise of discretion by the competent authority. Writ Petition stands dismissed. Sd/- DT. : 14.06.2010 [V.R. KINGAONKAR, J.] arp