ARMS LICENCE TRANSFER AFTER THE HOLDER'S DEATH
Executed at Ludhiana on 2 April 2026.
PART A — APPLICATION BY THE LEGAL HEIR
To
District Magistrate, Ludhiana
Licensing Authority under the Arms Act, 1959, for the State of Punjab
Subject: Weapon held under Arms Licence No. CHD/2014/0172 of the late Gurdev Singh
Sir/Madam,
- 1. I, Harjinder Kaur, daughter of the late Sh. Gurdev Singh, aged about 38 years, resident of House No. 56, Sector 40, Chandigarh, holding Aadhaar 4444 5555 6666, am the son of the late Gurdev Singh, son of Sh. Pritam Singh, who held Arms Licence No. CHD/2014/0172, issued by the Licensing Authority, Chandigarh, for the following weapon: One .32 bore revolver, make and serial number as entered on the licence
- 2. The licence holder died on 1 April 2026 at Chandigarh. Death certificate No. 2026/1234 issued by the Registrar of Births and Deaths, Chandigarh, is enclosed.
- 3. I request the weapon be transferred to my name and entered on an arms licence in my name.
- 4. The present custody of the weapon is stated in my affidavit at Part B. I enclose that affidavit, the no-objection of the other legal heirs at Part C where there are any, a copy of the death certificate, and such other documents and fee as the Licensing Authority requires.
Yours faithfully,
Harjinder Kaur
Place: Ludhiana
Date: 2 April 2026
PART B — AFFIDAVIT OF THE LEGAL HEIR
I, Harjinder Kaur, daughter of the late Sh. Gurdev Singh, aged about 38 years, resident of House No. 56, Sector 40, Chandigarh, holding Aadhaar 4444 5555 6666, ordinarily resident within the State of Punjab (the "Deponent" or "I"), do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows:
- 1. THE DECEASED AND THE LICENCE
1.1 The late Gurdev Singh, son of Sh. Pritam Singh, held Arms Licence No. CHD/2014/0172, issued by the Licensing Authority, Chandigarh, for the weapon described in paragraph 1 of Part A, and died on 1 April 2026 at Chandigarh.
1.2 I am the son of the deceased.
- 2. THE LEGAL HEIRS
2.1 I am the only legal heir of the deceased.
2.2 I have not concealed any legal heir of the deceased.
- 3. CUSTODY OF THE WEAPON
3.1 Since the death of the licence holder, the weapon and its ammunition have been deposited at the police station concerned.
3.2 Particulars of the custody: Deposited at Police Station Sector 39, Chandigarh on 12 September 2026, receipt (DD) number as issued
3.3 Since the death I have not used, sold, lent or parted with the weapon or its ammunition, and no one else has.
- 4. FITNESS AND ANTECEDENTS
4.1 I am a citizen of India, of sound mind, not suffering from any condition that would disqualify me from holding arms under the Arms Act, 1959, and not addicted to alcohol or to any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance.
4.2 I have not been convicted of any criminal offence, and no criminal case, FIR or proceeding is pending against me in any court in India.