2025:KER:28790 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPINATH P. THURSDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 13TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 8874 OF 2025 PETITIONER: SHIJO E.R, AGED 35 YEARS, S/O RAJAN K, ELAVUMKUNNEL HOUSE, KINANOOR P.O, PARAPPA VIA, BIRIKULAM, PARAPPA VILLAGE, VELLARIKUND TALUK, KASARAGOD DISTRICT, PIN – 671533. BY ADVS. R.ANAS MUHAMMED SHAMNAD SALEEK.C.A. T.U.SUJITH KUMAR HAMDAN MANSOOR K. RESPONDENTS: 1 STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695001. 2 THE COMMISSIONER, LAND REVENUE, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER, PUBLIC OFFICE COMPLEX, MUSEUM, VIKAS BHAVAN P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN – 695033. 3 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KASARAGOD, COLLECTORATE, VIDYANAGAR, KASARAGOD, PIN – 671123. SRI.P.S.APPU, GP THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 8874 OF 2025 2 2025:KER:28790 JUDGMENT The petitioner has filed an appeal against the rejection of his application for Arms License before the 2nd respondent. He prays that a direction be issued to the 2nd respondent to consider and dispose of the appeal within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 2. The learned Government Pleader submits, on instructions, that the 2nd respondent has completed hearing of the appeal on 29.03.2025 and an order will be issued without much delay. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader, this writ petition will stand disposed of directing that final orders on the appeal filed by the petitioner shall be issued within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment. Sd/- GOPINATH P. JUDGE DK WP(C) NO. 8874 OF 2025 3 2025:KER:28790 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 8874/2025 PETITIONER EXHIBITS Exhibit P1 A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, KASARAGOD MADE IN HIS PROCEEDINGS, REF: DCKSGD/10381/2021/D3 DATED 26.04.2023 Exhibit P2 A TRUE COPY OF THE APPEAL FILED BY THE PETITIONER DATED 20.05.2023 BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT Exhibit P3 A TRUE COPY OF THE JUDGMENT IN WP(C) NO. 30046/2024 DATED 29.08.2024 BY THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA