Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)
Bengaluru, Jul 12: The state high court has served notices to the central and state governments, seeking their responses to a petition filed in the high courl that has questioned the justifiability of continuing with the rules which prevailed during the British era, and exempting Kodavas from obtaining gun licences.
Y K Chetan, resident of Galibeedu, Madikeri, who is an ex-serviceman, has filed this public interest litigation. The high court bench has asked the defendants named in the petition to send their responses to the objections raised therein.
Advocate for the petitioner argued that exempting anyone from obtaining gun licence is unconstitutional. He also felt that it is tantamount to discriminating people based on their castes and religions.