THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE T. VINOD KUMAR W.P.No.20201 of 2025

O R D E R

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Government Pleader for Home appearing for respondents, and with their consent, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal at admission stage.

2. By the present Writ Petition, the petitioner has assailed the action of the 2^nd respondent-authority in issuing the impugned proceeding, dt.26.06.2025, whereby the arms license granted in favour of the petitioner has been cancelled with a further direction to sell the weapon to any authorized arms dealer or any valid arms license holder within 30 days from the date of receipt of the proceedings and to submit the sale particulars to the said authority.

3. It is the further case of the petitioner that though a remedy of appeal is provided under Arms Act, 1959, the said remedy is not a bar inasmuch as the impugned order suffers from various deficiencies viz., jurisdiction, non-disclosure of reasons in the show-cause notice and also non-consideration of the explanation submitted by the petitioner.

4. Per contra, learned Government Pleader for Home appearing on behalf of respondents would submit that at the time of iss