ORDER :

1. Heard Mr.Kaushal Modi, learned counsel appearing for Mr.Ashish Dagli, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Rohan Shah, learned AGP, for the Staterespondent.

2. Challenge in this petition is to the order of the District Magistrate dated 21.04.2012 passed by the District Magistrate, Surendranagar, confirmed in appeal by the order dated 16.09.2014 by which the petitioners application for procuring arm license has been rejected.

3. Facts in brief would indicate that the petitioner is a resident of Sayla. He made an application for procuring a license for N.P.Bore Revolver/Pistol. That application was rejected by the District Magistrate, Surendranagar on 21.02.2012 and an appeal preferred to the authorities and the Home Department also stood rejected.

3.1 It is the case of the petitioner that the rejection of the application is not on the grounds germane to the cause. It is his case that the monthly turn over of the petitioner’s business which is of supplying building materials has a monthly turn over of Rs.50,00,000/-(Rs.50 lakhs only). He needs to travel from one place to another for business with cash. The ground for rejection of he paying nominal income tax and that due