The Supreme Court in the case Rajendra Singh vs State of Uttar Pradesh observed and seek response from all the states, union territories as well as the Union Home Ministry to spell out the steps which needs to be taken in order to combat the use of the unlicensed firearms.
The Division bench comprising of Justice KM Joseph and Justice BV Nagarathna in the case observed while hearing a suo motu petition about the unlicensed firearms in the state of Uttar Pradesh and it is being termed as the ‘serious one’
However, the court in the case stated that the States or Union Territories will indicate the steps which are to be taken in order to deal with the menace of unlicensed firearms and also to deal with the number of cases filed over the years.
The bench hearing the matter was informed by Amicus Curiae Senior Advocate S Nagamuthu that the inputs from other states would be necessary in order to have a holistic picture of said issue.
It has also been stated by him that it being a national issue wherein the court’s attention is required.
However, the suo motu case was filed in the month of February in the Supreme Court to curb the huge number of possession and also for the use of unlicensed firearms in the country while erming the said trend to be disturbing.
In the present case, a suo motu case On Unlicensed Firearms is taken by Supreme Court wherein the court stated that no Fundamental Right To Bear Arms In India.
The court while considering the facts and circumstances observed and has issued a separate direction to the Director General of Police of all States and the Ministry of Home Affairs. Thus, the former was also being asked for filing of a separate affidavit on the two aspects, I.e., the steps and the number of cases.
The court in the case directed the Union Ministry for filing of the counter-affidavit on the better implementation of the Arms Act and the court also directed to give suggestions to strengthen the legislation.
Therefore, the Supreme Court in the case observed and has stated that the unlicensed firearms in the country should also be curbed at all costs.
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Accordingly, the court listed the matter to be next heard in three weeks.
