HC notice on plea questioning extension of exemption to Kodavas from gun licence
The Hindu
The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday ordered issue of notice to the State and Union governments on a PIL petition questioning the 2019 notification of granting exemption to Kodavas and Jamma land
The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday ordered issue of notice to the State and Union governments on a PIL petition questioning the 2019 notification of granting exemption to Kodavas and Jamma land holders in Kodagu district from the requirement to obtain a licence to carry and possess firearms as required under provisions of the Indian Arms Act, 1959. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj passed the order on a PIL petition filed by Capt. Chethan Y.K., who retired from short service commission of Indian Army. The petitioner has questioned the constitutional validity of the notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs extending the exemption for “every person of Coorg race and every Jamma tenure land holder in Coorg” from gun licence till October 31, 2029. It has been contended that the Union government in the latest notification of October 2019 has not “in letter and spirit reviewed or reconsidered” its 1966 notification of granting exemption from obtaining gun licence indefinitely but has only restricted the period of exemption for 10 years, that is, till October 31, 2029 despite certain observations made by the High Court in earlier proceedings.More Related News