202 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-8698-2019 Date of decision: 22.09.2025 DILJIT SINGH ...Petitioner(s)

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI Present:- Mr. Amaninder Singh Sekhon, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms. Shruti, AAG, Punjab.

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JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J. (Oral)

1. The present 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 impugned order dated 13.09.2013 (Annexure P-1) passed by the District Magistrate, Faridkot, vide which the arms licence of the petitioner was suspended and order dated 30.06.2014 (Annexure P-2), vide which the review application of the petitioner was dismissed and also order dated 03.08.2016 (Annexure P-3) passed by the Commissioner, Faridkot Division, Faridkot, vide which the statutory appeal preferred by the petitioner under Section 18 of the Arms Act was dismissed, with a further prayer to direct the respondents not to cancel the arms licence of the petitioner and renew the same.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that it is a case where an order dated 13.0