JUDGMENT :

(A.S. Gadkari , J.)

1. Petitioner has invoked jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India impugning the Order dated 20th July, 2011 passed by the Minister for State (Home), Government of Maharashtra i.e. the Appellate Authority, in Appeal No. ALS-0610/A-125/Pol-9 dismissing the said Appeal and confirming the Order dated 1st January, 2010 passed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Head Quarter-1, Mumbai cancelling his arms licence issued by the said authority.

2. Heard Mr. Amit Ghag, learned counsel for Petitioner and Mrs. S. D. Shinde, learned APP for Respondent-State. Perused entire record produced before us.

3. Petitioner was issued an arms licence bearing No. BO/17/DDec/ 92 by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Head Quarter-1 i.e. the Competent Authority from the Mumbai Police Commissionerate and in pursuance thereto Petitioner purchased one .32 Bore Pistol and one .12 Bore DBBL Gun.

During the period from the year 1997 till 2009, eight criminal cases came to be registered against the Petitioner. The Competent Authority therefore issued a notice dated 6th October, 2009 under Section 17 of the Arms Act, 1959. Petitioner filed his reply dat