- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49156 WP No. 33563 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ WRIT PETITION NO. 33563 OF 2024 (GM-RES) BETWEEN: SRI.K RAFIQ AHMED SON OF ABDU KHALEEL AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS SECRETARY OF M/S. TOOLS MARKET WELFARE ASSOCIATION FIRST FLOOR, SKR MARKET NEW COMPLEX BANGALORE - 60002 AND ALSO, AT R/AT. NO.22, 8TH CROSS, SOMESWARANAGAR, JAYANAGAR 15T BLOCK, BANGALORE - 560 011. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HUSSAIN MUEEN FAROOQ, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HOME VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001. 2. THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE INFANTRY ROAD BANGALORE - 560 001 3. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER KALASIPALYA POLICE STATION Digitally signed by SHWETHA RAGHAVENDRA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49156 WP No. 33563 of 2024 KALASIPALYA, BANGALORE - 560 002. …RESPONDENTS (BY SMT. SARITHA KULKARNI, AGA) THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECTING THE R1 TO 3 TO ISSUE ARMS LICENCE TO THE PETITIONER BY CONSIDERING THE APPLICATION OF AN ARMS LICENCE OF THE PETITIONER DATED 01/08/2024 VIDE ANN-T. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURAJ GOVINDARAJ ORAL ORDER 1. The petitioner is before this Court seeking for the following reliefs: (a) Issue a writ of mandamus, direction, directing the respondents 1 to 3 to issue Arms Licence to the petitioner by considering the Application of an Arms Licence of the petitioner dated 01.08.2024 vide Annexure T; (b) To grant such other writ, order or direction as this Hon'ble court deems fit in the circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice. 2. Learned Additional Government Advocate on instruction submits that the application which has been submitted by the petitioner, has been rejected vide endorsement dated 27.03.2025. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49156 WP No. 33563 of 2024 3. Reserving liberty to the petitioner to challenge the said rejection, the petition stands disposed of. SD/- (SURAJ GOVINDARAJ) JUDGE GJM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 34