Good Experience With the Licensing Department
Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2014 2:41 am
Hi All,
I had a very good experience with the licensing Department. Allow me to share the details as follows.
The maximum time required was in completing the Application (45 days).
1. Visited the Licensing branch with my application but without the 'Weapon Handling Certificate as I wanted them to process the application and I would submit the Certificate before collecting the License (as I read about a similar case in this forum). The concerned person refused to accept my application without the certificate.
2. Came to know that no weapon handling courses had been conducted by the home guard for quite some time, but after some running around I got myself, my wife and daughter enrolled for the next course coming up after about 10 days. The course costed Rs 1000 each for 5 days and 2 hours each day including 10 rounds of target shooting using a .22 rifle. The Home Guard gave us the Certificates exactly one week after the course got over.
3. I spent another three days going over the application and the Affidavit and attached attested copies of all the information given by me like income proof IT returns, NOC from employer, Office address proofs, medical certificate etc. and according to the Licencing branch officials they had never seen a thicker file.
4. When I reached the Licencing office with my file, they had put up a notice that they were not accepting new applications except for self defense cases. Therefore I had to meet the Joint Commissioner of Police to sign the file and there was a fixed day of the week to meet the JCP for this purpose. I called the JCP on mobile (got the number from the Face Book) from the outer office and was told to wait and see if the JCP had time to see me. Well I waited for 2 hours and got to meet the JCP and the application signed.
5. Submitted my application the next day and then the office was closed for Saturday and Sunday after that.
6. On Monday I visited the office to check on the progress and found nothing had happened the whole afternoon but after I went there they sent the file to the DCP office.
7. On the third day I visited the Local Police station. The file had reached them by that time, I got the number of the person dealing with my file and tied up with him to get my verification done the next day and he promssed to forward the same to the ACP's office the next day.
8. Next working day was Monday and I went to the ACP's office and at the same time my file also reached there. I requested the dealing clerk to give me his number so that I could confirm from him when the file goes to the DCP's office. He started giving his number and half way through he stopped and asked me to wait for half an hour. But within 15 minutes he was back with my file signed by the ACP.
9 The day after that I visited the DCP's office and was informed that the DCP wanted to meet me. Since I had reached there late in the afternoon the DCP had left the office and did not visit the office for two days after that and went off on a 3 days leave. Finally I was able to meet the DCP after one week of the file lying there and finally after meeting me and asking what I do for a living (every body who I met from top to bottom wanted to know that) and the purpose for requiring the weapon, approved the application.
10. Immediately after that I went to the DCP's outer office to request them to forward it to the Licensing branch. It reached the branch in 15 minutes.
11. I decided to meet the JCP and the personal staff to thank them for the fast work done.
12. Next day my Licence was ready, but I had applied for three weapons and they gave me only one Pistol/ Revolver. Now I will go and request them for the remaining two weapons. Let's see how it goes.
I got my License on the 20th day of submitting the application and if we calculate the working days it was 14 working days.
In the whole process the important part is that it was due to my follow up only (probably) as I did not know any one in the administration nor did I involve any politician and did not pay a single paisa bribe, nor was demanded by any one.
I had a very good experience with the licensing Department. Allow me to share the details as follows.
The maximum time required was in completing the Application (45 days).
1. Visited the Licensing branch with my application but without the 'Weapon Handling Certificate as I wanted them to process the application and I would submit the Certificate before collecting the License (as I read about a similar case in this forum). The concerned person refused to accept my application without the certificate.
2. Came to know that no weapon handling courses had been conducted by the home guard for quite some time, but after some running around I got myself, my wife and daughter enrolled for the next course coming up after about 10 days. The course costed Rs 1000 each for 5 days and 2 hours each day including 10 rounds of target shooting using a .22 rifle. The Home Guard gave us the Certificates exactly one week after the course got over.
3. I spent another three days going over the application and the Affidavit and attached attested copies of all the information given by me like income proof IT returns, NOC from employer, Office address proofs, medical certificate etc. and according to the Licencing branch officials they had never seen a thicker file.
4. When I reached the Licencing office with my file, they had put up a notice that they were not accepting new applications except for self defense cases. Therefore I had to meet the Joint Commissioner of Police to sign the file and there was a fixed day of the week to meet the JCP for this purpose. I called the JCP on mobile (got the number from the Face Book) from the outer office and was told to wait and see if the JCP had time to see me. Well I waited for 2 hours and got to meet the JCP and the application signed.
5. Submitted my application the next day and then the office was closed for Saturday and Sunday after that.
6. On Monday I visited the office to check on the progress and found nothing had happened the whole afternoon but after I went there they sent the file to the DCP office.
7. On the third day I visited the Local Police station. The file had reached them by that time, I got the number of the person dealing with my file and tied up with him to get my verification done the next day and he promssed to forward the same to the ACP's office the next day.
8. Next working day was Monday and I went to the ACP's office and at the same time my file also reached there. I requested the dealing clerk to give me his number so that I could confirm from him when the file goes to the DCP's office. He started giving his number and half way through he stopped and asked me to wait for half an hour. But within 15 minutes he was back with my file signed by the ACP.
9 The day after that I visited the DCP's office and was informed that the DCP wanted to meet me. Since I had reached there late in the afternoon the DCP had left the office and did not visit the office for two days after that and went off on a 3 days leave. Finally I was able to meet the DCP after one week of the file lying there and finally after meeting me and asking what I do for a living (every body who I met from top to bottom wanted to know that) and the purpose for requiring the weapon, approved the application.
10. Immediately after that I went to the DCP's outer office to request them to forward it to the Licensing branch. It reached the branch in 15 minutes.
11. I decided to meet the JCP and the personal staff to thank them for the fast work done.
12. Next day my Licence was ready, but I had applied for three weapons and they gave me only one Pistol/ Revolver. Now I will go and request them for the remaining two weapons. Let's see how it goes.
I got my License on the 20th day of submitting the application and if we calculate the working days it was 14 working days.
In the whole process the important part is that it was due to my follow up only (probably) as I did not know any one in the administration nor did I involve any politician and did not pay a single paisa bribe, nor was demanded by any one.
