Jammu and Kashmir High Court
WP(C)/592/2026 of SHIBAN JI BHAT Vs UT OF J AND K TH COMMISSIONER SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT HOME DEPARTMENT, JAMMU AND ANOTHER on 10 March 2026
OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU WP (C) No. 592/2026 Shiban Ji Bhat S/O Shamboo Nath Bhat R/O Flat No. 17, Block 93, Lane No. 18, Jagti, Nagrota, Jammu. …..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s) Through: Mr. R.S. Katoch, Advocate. V/s 01. U.T of J&K through Commissioner/Secretary,
HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT JAMMU
WP (C) No. 592/2026
Shiban Ji Bhat
S/O Shamboo Nath Bhat
R/O Flat No. 17, Block 93,
Lane No. 18, Jagti,
Nagrota, Jammu.
…..Appellant(s)/Petitioner(s)
Through: Mr. R.S. Katoch, Advocate.
V/s
01.
U.T of J&K through
Commissioner/Secretary,
Home Department, J&K Govt.
Civil Secretariat, Jammu.
02.
District Magistrate (Deputy
Commissioner), Jammu.
.…. Respondent(s)
Through: Ms. Nazia Fazal, AC vice
Mrs. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG.
CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M A CHOWDHARY, JUDGE
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ORDER
(10.03.2026)
01. Petitioner, through the medium of this petition, seeks direction upon the respondents to issue the Arms License, asserting that he has applied for the issuance of the Arms License on 17.02.2023 through online mode, vide Ref. No. 15293AIA02323 to respondent No. 2- District Magistrate, Jammu. However, it is alleged that the matter has not been decided by respondent No. 2, as yet.
02. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner shall be satisfied, in case, this petition is disposed of at this stage with a Serial No. 173
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direction to respondent No. 2-District Magistrate, Jammu to consider the application moved by the petitioner for issuance of Arms license.
03. Ms. Nazia Fazal, Assisting counsel appearing vice Mrs. Monika Kohli, learned Sr. AAG, who is present before this Court submits that the respondents are not averse to the said direction for consideration of the matter, in case the application is found to have been moved, by the petitioner to respondent No. 2.
04. In view of the pleadings, facts and circumstances of the case and submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the instant petition is disposed of at this motion stage, with a direction to respondent No. 2-District Magistrate, Jammu to consider the matter, in case, application has been moved by the petitioner for grant of Arms license in his favour, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months.
05. Petition, is thus, ‘ disposed of’, along with connected application(s).
(M A CHOWDHARY) JUDGE
Jammu 10.03.2026 Renu
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