Hon’ble Dr. Devendra Kumar Arora, J.—By means of present writ petition, the petitioner is seeking a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the impugned order dated 20.12.2002, whereby the petitioner’s Arms License was cancelled by the District Magistrate, Gonda. Petitioner also prays for quashing of order dated 4.3.2006, by which the Commissioner, Devi Patan Mandal, Gonda had rejected the appeal of the petitioner against the order dated 20.12.2002. Petitioner further seeks direction against opposite parties to restore Arm License No. 2164 in his favour.

2. Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that petitioner was holder of Gun License No. 50182 (Arm License No. 2164) since 1974 and he never misused or violated the terms and conditions of the licence. On 4.9.2002, a false F.I.R. was lodged against the petitioner with the allegation that he fired a shot at Manoj Kumar Dwevidi, causing deadly injuries for which a Case Crime No. 224 of 2002 under Section 147, 148, 307, 504 and 506 I.P.C. was registered at P.S. Kotwali Dehat. As a matter of fact, the petitioner was not at all involved in the above mentioned case as at that time he was deputed on Government D