https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306707 Writ classification depends on the nature of the right infringed and the relief sought, not on the authority passing the order. A challenge to suspension, cancellation, or revocation of an arms licence concerns a statutory civil right and is therefore civil in character, even though the licensing authority acts in a quasi-judicial regulatory setting. Proceedings wrongly filed on the criminal writ side are not maintainable in that form. The proper course is to permit conversion to the civil writ jurisdiction so the matter can be considered in the correct procedural category. en-us Wed, 26 Oct 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 20 Feb 2023 12:32:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306707 Writ classification depends on the nature of the right infringed and the relief sought, not on the authority passing the order. A challenge to suspension, cancellation, or revocation of an arms licence concerns a statutory civil right and is therefore civil in character, even though the licensing authority acts in a quasi-judicial regulatory setting. Proceedings wrongly filed on the criminal writ side are not maintainable in that form. The proper course is to permit conversion to the civil writ jurisdiction so the matter can be considered in the correct procedural category. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 26 Oct 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306707