IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.24489 of 2025 DATE OF ORDER: 22.04.2026 Between:

Hanmaiya Naik ...Petitioner AND The State of Telangana, rep. by its Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Secretariat Buildings Hyderabad, and three others ...Respondents

ORDER :

This Writ Petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, is filed seeking the following relief:

“…to issue a Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus, to declare the orders of the Commissioner of Police, Cyberabad, in RC/A1/96/1908/Cyb/2020, dated 23.07.2022 and the further orders vide his Notice Rc.No.A1/96/1908/CYB/2020-25, dated 20.06.2025 for the Revival/ renewal of the Petitioner’s Arms License despite his life is in danger as arbitrary and illegal, in violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution of India and contrary to Sections 13 to 15 of the Arms Act; and consequently direct the respondents to renew Arms license of the petitioner and issue such…”

2. Heard Mr. Ch.Samson Babu, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. M.Srinivas, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Home appeari