IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.G.ARUN
FRIDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF JUNE 2022 / 3RD ASHADHA, 1944
WP(C) NO. 17590 OF 2022
PETITIONER/S:
BASIL MADAPPILLY
AGED 39 YEARS
S/O M.D.GEORGE, MADAPPILLY HOUSE, EDATHALA P.
O., PUKKATTUPADY, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN -
683561.
BY ADV N.D.DIPINGHOSH
RESPONDENT/S:
1 THE LAND REVENUE COMMISSIONER
PUBLIC OFFICE BUILDING, MUSEUM ROAD, VIKHAS
BHAVAN P. O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM- 695 033.
2 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR
ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, COLLECTORATE, CIVIL
STATION, KAKKANADU, ERNAKULAM- 682 030.
3 THE TAHASILDAR
KUNNATHUNADU TALUK, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT, PIN
682011.
4 THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER
THADIYITTAPARAMBA POLICE STATION, AM ROAD,
VAZHAKKULAM, ERNAKULAM- 683 105.
OTHER PRESENT:
GP P.S.APPU
THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION
ON 24.06.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE
FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C) No.17590 of 2022
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JUDGMENT
Dated this the 24th day of June, 2022 The petitioner's application for gun licence was rejected under Ext.P7. Aggrieved, he preferred an appeal before the Land Revenue Commission. As certain defects were noted in the appeal memorandum, the petitioner was called upon to cure the defects. Accordingly, petitioner cured the defects as per Ext.P10. The writ petition is filed, aggrieved by the delay in deciding the appeal.
2. Learned Government Pleader pointed out that a large number of appeals are pending before the Land Revenue Commissioner and at least three months ought to be granted for deciding the appeal.
Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the first respondent to take up Ext.P8, as corrected by Ext.P10, and pass W.P.(C) No.17590 of 2022 -3- appropriate orders thereon within three months of receipt of a copy of this judgment.
Sd/-
V.G.ARUN JUDGE Scl/24.06.2022.
W.P.(C) No.17590 of 2022 -4- APPENDIX OF WP(C) 17590/2022 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2ND RESPONDENT WITH NO. M3- 88498/2016 DATED 24.10.2018. Exhibit P2 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ARMS LICENSE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT DATED 19.09.2018.
Exhibit P3 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF ARMS LICENSE DATED 12.07.2021 SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT.
Exhibit P4 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT AND 4TH RESPONDENT DATED 18.07.2021.
Exhibit P5 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE RECEIPT FOR DEPOSIT UNDER SECTION 21(1) OF THE ARMS ACT DATED 18.10.2021 Exhibit P6 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED FROM THE COLLECTORATE ERNAKULAM DATED 01.04.2022.
Exhibit P7 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT WITH NO.
DCEKM/5675/2021-M3 DATED 24.04.2022. Exhibit P8 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE APPEAL SUBMITTED BEFORE THE 1ST RESPONDENT DATED 09.05.2022.
Exhibit P9 TRUE PHOTOCOPY LETTER ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 3.6.2022 Exhibit P10 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE APPEAL PETITION SUBMITTED BEFORE THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 8.6.2022 Exhibit P11 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE CHALLAN RECEIPT DATED 8.6.2022 Exhibit P12 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE IST RESPONDENT DATED 15.6.2022