Supreme Court of India

Chandrakant Hargovindas Shah v. Deputy Commissioner of Police & Anr.

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Reported as [2009] 8 S.C.R. 892
Decided 5 May 2009

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the same would be a futile exercise.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Arm.s Act, 1959/Arms Rules, 1962: ..._ c Seciion 3, 17/Schedule Ill - Arms licence - Issue of - Two licences issued to sports person engaged in the sport of shooting - Purchase and subsequent sale of arms by the sports person - Cancellation of both licences -:- Appellate authority restored one licence - On remand, appellate [) authority directed cancellation of both licences - Writ Petition ~- thereagainst dismissed by High Court - On appeal, Held: Appellant guilty of suppresio veri as also suggestio falsi - In view of the frequency of transactions, the statutory authorities were justified in

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