The petitioner is approaching this court aggrieved by the rejection of his application for granting a Gun licence, by the 2nd respondent, which is confirmed in appeal by the 1st respondent. Case of the petitioner is that he hails from family traditionally engaged in agriculture, having extensive areas of agricultural land in Belur Village in Hosdurg Taluk of Kasaragod District. It is stated that the petitioner is also managing extensive areas of agricultural land owned by his siblings, apart from the land in ownership in his own name. According to the petitioner, the locality is a remote village and is situated near the forest and there is constant threat from wild animals and birds to the agricultural crops. It is mentioned that the deceased father of the petitioner was holding a Gun licence, since the last 50 years, for the purpose of crop protection, with licence No:GLNo.949/Hosdurg. It is after the death of petitioner's father on 26/04/2010, he had applied for the Gun licence.

2. In Ext.P1 order of the 2nd respondent it is mentioned that the Tahsildar, Hosdurg Taluk had recommended for grant of the Gun licence stating that the agricultural crops are facing threat from