Allowed
Satyendra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Patna HCCWJC/9488/2014
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In this oral order, the Patna High Court allowed the petitioner's writ application challenging the rejection of an arms licence. Relying on the Supreme Court's decision in Manish Kumar, the court held that lack of specific evidence regarding threat perception is not a valid ground for refusal under Section 14 of the Arms Act, 1959, and remitted the file for fresh consideration.
What did the court decide?
The writ application was allowed; the impugned order was set aside; the matter was remitted to the licensing authority for fresh consideration within three months.