ORDER :

1. RULE returnable forthwith. Mr.Rohan Shah learned AGP waives service of notice of Rule on behalf of the respondent State.

2. With the consent of learned advocates for the respective parties, the petition is taken up for final hearing.

3. By way of this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the challenge in this petition is to the order dated 09.05.2022 passed by the Appellate Authority confirming the order dated 07.12.2020 passed by the District Magistrate, Botad, by which, the petitioner’s application for Arms license has been rejected.

4. It is the case of the petitioner that he is maintaining his family and doing agricultural work and also doing vitrified tiles business at Morbi. He was issued an arms license in the year 2010. Renewal Application filed was rejected. The order was challenged by filing Special Civil Application No.173 of 2019. This Court by an order dated 14.02.2020 quashed the orders with a direction that on an application being made afresh, the same be considered. On a fresh application being made, by the impugned orders, the application has been rejected.

5. Mr.Harnish Darji learned advocate for the petitioner would submit that the impug