“Holding Firearm Licence Is Not a Fundamental Right”: Revocation of Man’s Arms Licence for Brandishing Gun at Magistrate Upheld: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has upheld the cancellation of an arms licence issued to Wajid Bashir Khan, an elected District Development Council (DDC) member from Poonch, after it was found that he had brandished his licensed pistol at a Tehsildar, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), and Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) during an official anti-encroachment operation. Justice M.A. Chowdhary, who delivered the judgment, ruled that the cancellation was justified…