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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.TUKARAMJI

WRIT PETITION No.11879 OF 2019

DATE : 28.01.2026

Between:

Ghousia Begum

…Petitioner

AND

The State of Telangana and Others

…Respondents

ORDER:

This Writ Petition is filed with the following relief:

“…to issue Writ, order or direction more in the nature Writ of

Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents inaction of

the respondents in Cancelling / Revoking the (3) NOS FIRE

ARMS LICENSED ISSUED IN FAVOUR OF THE ILLITRATE,

CONVICTED CRIMINAL and ABSCONDING ACCUSED

Mahmood Mohiuddin (Fire Arm No.1512) and Amjad

Mohiuddin (Fire Arm No. 1514) respectively IN THE SERIOUS

CRIMINAL OFFENCES Punishable under various sections of

IPC the AP/TS Police Standing Order S.O 601, and Arms Act

1959 the Act of granting Arms Licenses to these Habitual

offenders by the Police Department is posing a serious threat

to the society respectively is biased, illegal, arbitrary and

against the rules guaranteed under the Constitution of India,

consequently directing the respondent Police Department to

cancel the Arms licenses to Mahmood Mohiuddin and Amjad

Mohiuddin to control the unlawful activities of the above listed

Criminals/accused by way of invoking precautionary measures

against all these above listed accused, Convicted and

absconding Criminals and by the AP/TS Police Standing

Order S.O 601 and Binding over all above listed

Criminals/Accused as per 107 of Cr.P.C by way of Opening a

ROWDYSHEET against all the above named Accused,

Convicted and absconding Criminals Viz 1) Mahmood

Mohiuddin 2) Amjad Mohiuddin (respectively) 3) Arif

Mohiuddin 4) Aziz Mohiuddin 5) Irfan Mohiuddin 6) Mohd

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Rafeeq 7) Ahmad Mohiuddin 8) Asif Mohiuddin and other

above listed criminals who are provocations against the

society with deadly weapons like iron rods and sticks etc

thereby to protect and timely safeguard the society from any

untoward criminal attempts of these criminals and also by

invoking PD Act against all the above listed accused,

Convicted and absconding Criminals and to pass........”

2. None for the petitioner.

3. Heard Mr.D.Pradeep, learned Assistant Government Pleader

for Home and Mr.P.Vamsheedhar Reddy, learned counsel appearing

for respondents No.7 to 12.

4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home submitted

that the prayer of the petitioner seeking revocation of arms licences

and initiation of rowdy sheets against the unofficial respondents

cannot be accepted in law. It is contended that the competent

authorities are required to assess relevant adverse factors and

statutory parameters before initiating proceedings either for

cancellation of an arms licence or for opening a rowdy sheet. Such

actions fall within the domain of administrative discretion vested in

the competent authority and cannot be undertaken merely at the

instance of a private individual. Therefore, the relief sought by the

petitioner lacks any legal basis, and dismissal of the petition is

prayed for.

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5. Learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.7 to 12 submits

that the allegations levelled by the petitioner against them are wholly

unfounded, baseless, and have been made only to support the reliefs

sought in the present petition. It is further contended that no

subsisting or cogent material has been placed on record to justify

initiation of any action against the unofficial respondents. Learned

counsel submits that the petitioner’s prayer seeking a writ of

mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, either for

opening of rowdy sheets under the A.P. Police Standing Orders or for

cancellation of firearms licences, is not legally tenable, as such

proceedings are required to be initiated by the competent authority

strictly in accordance with the procedure prescribed under the

relevant statutory framework. Since the petitioner cannot compel the

authorities to exercise their discretion in a particular manner, the

petition is devoid of merit and is liable to be dismissed.

6. I have perused the material placed on rec