IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.1448 of 2026 Dated: 31.03.2026 Between:

Syed Akhtar … Petitioner And The State of Telangana, Rep., by its Principal Secretary, Home Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and four others … Respondents

ORDER

This writ petition is filed with the following prayer: ‘‘… to issue an Order, Direction or Writ, more in the nature of a Writ of Certiorarised Mandamus declaring the revocation/cancellation orders passed by the respondent No.3 in proceedings bearing No. HCP/HSWZ- 2/Arms/318/Humayun Nagar dated 28.04.2025 whereby the arms license bearing No.318 belonging to Petitioner covering two weapons namely (1) 32 NPB Revolver No. ACE-0731 and (2) 22 NPB SB Rifle No.119033 granted under self-protection category with “all India validity” upto 31.12.2026 was revoked and further direction to sell the above two weapons on or before 90 days from 28.07.2025 and to submit the sale particular along with original arms license book as illegal arbitrary, high-handed, violative of principles of natural justice apart from being violative of Article 14 and 21 of Constitution of India contrary to t