Decide application for arms license of former NIA judge: Delhi High Court tells authorities
The former NIA judge was seeking the Delhi High Court’s direction to the authorities to decide his application for an arms license, which he had filed in November 2023.
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The court, while disposing of his plea with the instruction to the authorities, further recorded that in case the officer is aggrieved by the decision taken by the authorities, he shall be at liberty to take appropriate remedies under law.The Delhi High Court in May directed the Delhi Police to take a decision on the application of a judicial officer seeking an arms license on the grounds of personal security, which was filed more than a year and a half ago.
Justice Sachin Datta, in an order dated May 30, directed the joint commissioner, Licensing, and the Delhi Government to take a decision on the application within four weeks, while disposing of the plea by Ravi Dahiya, a former judge of the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
Dahiya, currently deputed to Delhi and a member of the Tripura Judicial Services (District Judge Cadre), has worked as a special NIA Judge. He was seeking the Delhi HC’s direction to the authorities to decide his application for an arms license, filed in November 2023, arguing that it has not been decided to date, reflecting a “casual attitude”.
Highlighting that he has served at “sensitive posts including the special judge NIA, Tripura”, Dahiya informed the court that he and his family “are highly susceptible to life threats” given that Tripura is “one of the most vulnerable geographical areas dealing with an upsurge of terrorists.”
Submitting that they are living with a “restricted sense of freedom to live and travel”, Dahiya emphasised that he should be “free from any external criminal threats and potential risks and non-interference in free movement, and be able to defend himself if any question of interference or threat arises.”
The court, while disposing of his plea with the instruction to the authorities, further recorded that in case the officer is aggrieved by the decision taken by the authorities, he shall be at liberty to take appropriate remedies under law.
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