- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16552 WP No. 15665 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 15665 OF 2019 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: 1. DEVDAS. S. J. S/O LATE P.C. JAYRAM, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS R/AT A-100/B, BASAVESHWARA ROAD, SOMWARPET TOWN AND TALUK, KODAGU - 571 236 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. LOURDU MARIYAPPA A., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HOME, III FLOOR, NO.221 VIDANA SOUDHA, BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE KODAGU DISTRICT, MADIKERI - 571 201. 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE KODAGU DISTRICT, MADIKERI-571 201. Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16552 WP No. 15665 of 2019 4. THE POLICE INSPECTOR SOMWARPET POLICE STATION, KODAGU DISTRICT-571236 …RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MAHANTESH SHETTAR, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY IMPUGNED ORDER PASSED BY THE R-1 AUTHORITY DATED 29.09.2018, WHEREIN THE APPEAL PREFERRED BY THE PETITIONER APPEAL UNDER SECTION 18 ARMS ACT-1959 VIDE ANNEXURE-A, DIRECT THE R-2 AUTHORITY TO RENEW THE PETITIONER GUN LICENSE NO-ARM/1437/90-91 AND CG/10/1991-92, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN RENEWED AND FURTHER DIRECT THE R-2 AUTHORITY TO RETURN THE BOTH WEAPONS, NOW SEIZED AND TO ISSUE LICENSE, TO THE PETITIONER. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs:- Wherefore, Petitioner is most respectfully pray that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16552 WP No. 15665 of 2019 a) Issue Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, there by quashing the impugned Order passed by impugned order passed by the First Respondent Authority in case No-OE- 03-KAA-2018 Dated 29.09.2018, wherein the appeal preferred by the petitioner Appeal under Section 18 ARMS Act-1959 at Annexure-A. b) Issue appropriate order or direction, there by the direct the Second Respondent Authority to renew the petitioner gun license No-ARM/1437/90-91 and CG/10/1991-92, which has not been renewed and further direct the second respondent authority to return the both weapons, now seized and to Issue license, to the petitioner, c) Grant such other and further relief's that this Hon'ble Court feels deem fit under the circumstances of the case in the interest of justice and equity. 2. A memo dated 22.04.2025 signed by the counsel for the petitioner has been filed, which reads as under:- The under signed counsel for the petitioner most respectfully submits that, the petitioner herein, prays that, not press the above Writ Petition and thus may kindly be dismissed as withdrawn, in the interest of justice and equity. 3. Accepting the said memo, petition is dismissed as withdrawn. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE VS, CT-SG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 10