Bombay High Court Quashes Blanket Order to Deposit Licensed Firearms During Elections — Arms Licences Cannot Be Suspended Without Individual Assessment Under Section 17 of Arms Act, 1959. The court held that the Additional District Magistrate's blanket direction to deposit all licensed weapons during Lok Sabha elections was illegal as it bypassed the requirement of subjective satisfaction under Section 17 of the Arms Act, 1959.
13 Aug 2014The petitioners, Vijay Dinkarrao Patil and Sheetal Ajit Patil, were licensed firearm holders under the Arms Act, 1959. In April 2014, the Additional D...






