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Dilip Kumar Ut v. the Principal Secretary

Karnataka HC2 Jun 2026WP/7982/2023

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Pistol/firearm licence restriction Karnataka; refusal by District Magistrate, Kodagu (Order No.EC/270/2021022 dated 31/08/2021) to permit use of 32 bore pistol No.199125686 throughout Karnataka; appellate confirmation by Principal Secretary, Home Department dated 01/02/2023 in OE 38 KAA 2022; writ petition under Articles 226/227 (GM-POLICE); dismissal as withdrawn on memo dated 02.06.2026; liberty to seek general gun/pistol licence; no merits ruling, no precedent engaged.

What did the court decide?

Petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to approach the respondent State to apply for a general gun/pistol licence, as sought in the withdrawal memo dated 02.06.2026. ¶¶28

Dilip Kumar Ut Vs the Principal Secretary — Writ and Judicial Review | Karnataka HC (2026)

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NC: 2026:KHC:25648 WP No. 7982 of 2023

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF JUNE, 2026

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL WRIT PETITION NO. 7982 OF 2023 (GM-POLICE)

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BETWEEN:

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DILIP KUMAR U.T., S/O U S THAMMAIAH, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, R/AT MANJUNATH NAGAR, NEAR NITYANANDA SCHOOL, JIGANI, BANGALORE - 56010.

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…PETITIONER

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(BY SRI. RANGANATH REDDY R., ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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Digitally signed by SUMA B N Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

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THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, VIDHANA SOUDHA, GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA, BANGALORE - 560 001.

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DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, KODAGU DISTRICT, KARNATAKA - 571 201.

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ADDL. DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, KODAGU DISTRICT, KARNATAKA - 571 201.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SMT.LALITA P.M., HCGP)

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NC: 2026:KHC:25648 WP No. 7982 of 2023

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HC-KAR

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THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER BEARING NO.EC/270/2021022 DATED 31/08/2021 PASSED BY THE R-2 FOR NOT PERMITTING THE APPEALLANT TO USE HIS PISTOL OF 32 BORE BEARING NUMBER 199125686 THROUGHOUT KARNATAKA VIDE ANNEXURE-F AND TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 01/02/2023 BEARING DATED IN OE 38 KAA 2022 PASSED BY THE R-1 BY CONFIRMING THE ORDER DATED 31/08/2021 PASSED BY THE R-2 VIDE ANNEXURE-G AND ETC.,

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THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN 'B' GROUP, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.G.S. KAMAL

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ORAL ORDER

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Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo dated 02.06.2026 which reads as under:

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"MEMO FOR WITHDRAWAL

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The petitioner most respectfully submits that to withdraw the above Writ Petition with liberty to approach the respondent state to apply for general Gun/pistol license the interest of justice and equity."

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