207 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-15395-2021 Date of decision: 17.02.2026 RAJESH ...Petitioner(s)

VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present:- Mr. Bikram Chaudhary, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Udit Garg, Addl. A.G., Haryana.

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JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J. (Oral)

1. The present Civil Writ Petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the order dated 12.02.2021 (Annexure P-8) passed by respondent No.2, whereby the appeal filed by the petitioner under Section 18 of the Arms Act, 1959 has been dismissed and also the order dated 21.12.2020 (Annexure P-6) passed by respondent No.3, whereby the arms licence of the petitioner has been cancelled without affording him any opportunity of hearing and without serving him any show cause notice.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that by way of the impugned order dated 21.12.2020 (Annexure P-6), the licensing authority i.e. the District Magistrate, Palwal has cancelled the arms licence of the petitioner by referring to certain pending FIRs regis