( 1 ) THIS Full Bench has been constituted to resolve the conflict in the two decisions, one in writ petition No. 9475 of 1986 Kripa Shankar v. District Magistrate, Gorakhpur and others, and the other in Awadhesh Kumar Misra v. District Magistrate, Kanpur Nagar, 1988 0 Allwc 42 : (1988 All LJ 363 ). It appears that when this writ petition was filed before Hon. V. K. Mehrotra and Hon. Ravi S. Dhavan, JJ. the decision of Hon. K. C. Aggarwal and Hon. M. P. Singh, JJ. in Kripa Shankars case (supra) was cited for the petitioner while the Standing Counsel relied upon Awadheshs case (supra ). Noticing a conflict in those decisions, a reference for constituting a larger Bench was made.

( 2 ) BALRAM Singh has filed this petition against the order dated 11-4-1988 passed by the A. D. M. (F.), Banda, thereby suspending the petitioners licence for possessing, a revolver and a rifle issued under the provisions of the Arms Act, 1959 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) pending proceedings for revocation thereof, a copy of which has been annexed as Annexure-1. From the two reports dated 15-3-88 forwarded by the Tehsildar and the S. D. M. , Banda, on the complaint of Ram Naresh, Lek