- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25278 WP No. 10354 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV WRIT PETITION NO. 10354 OF 2025 (GM-POLICE) BETWEEN: 1. AJAY GOVINDRAJ S/O. L GOVINDRAJ AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS R/AT. NO. 19, 36TH A CROSS 7TH BLOCK, JAYANAGAR BANGALORE - 560 070 … PETITIONER (BY SRI. VEERANNA G. TIGADI., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME, VIDHANA SOUDHA BANGALORE - 560 001 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE ALI ASKER ROAD, VASANTH NAGAR, BANGALORE - 560 001 3. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE BANGALORE SOUTH DIVISION, SOUTH END CIRCLE, GUPTA LAYOUT, Digitally signed by PRAKASH N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25278 WP No. 10354 of 2025 BASAVANAGUDI BANGALORE - 560 004 4. THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE JAYANAGAR POLICE STATION BANGALORE - 560 011 … RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. MOHAMMED JAFFAR SHAH, AGA) THIS W.P. IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENDORSEMENT DTD 10.01.2025, REJECTING THE APPLICATION OF THE PETITIONER ANNEXURE-D BEARING NO. COPBCP/ARMS/ARMS(FAL)/44/2024 AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S SUNIL DUTT YADAV ORAL ORDER Petitioner has sought for setting aside of the endorsement at Annexure-D dated 10.01.2025 whereby his application for grant of fresh license for possession of arms was rejected. 2. After hearing the matter for sometime, an affidavit is filed detailing the threat perceptions. The said affidavit dated 26.06.2025 is self-explanatory. In light of - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:25278 WP No. 10354 of 2025 the same, the endorsement at Annexure-D is set aside. The matter is remitted for reconsideration of the application at Annexure-B in accordance with law. 3. The Authority may consider while deciding the application the contentions of the petitioner including reliance placed on the order of the High Court of Kerala in the case of Payanthonth Moosa v. Commissioner of Land Revenue and Others - 2019 SCC OnLine Ker 7656 as is applicable, within eight weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 4. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed off. Sd/- (S SUNIL DUTT YADAV) JUDGE VP