Ashok Kumar v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 34456 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shailendra Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard Sri Shailendra Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent. This writ petition has been filed interalia for the following relief:- "A) Issue an appropriate writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no. 2 to decide the Case No. 1864/2022, Computer Case No. C202205000001864 (Ashok Kumar Vs. District Magistrate, Kushinagar) under section 18(1) Arms Act, 2016 as expeditious as possible. B) ...." It has been stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the appeal against arms license is pending since 2022 before the Commissioner Gorakhpur Region, Gorakhpur, a direction may be issued to decide the same within the stipulated time. The learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the submission made by the counsel for the petitioner. No useful purpose would be served by keeping this petition pending in view of the order, which the Court proposes to pass hereunder. Without entering into the controversy involved in the writ petition, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no. 2 to decide the aforesaid appeal in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, without granting any unnecessary or long adjournments to either of the parties, preferably within a period of four months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, if there is no other legal impediment. Order Date :- 16.10.2023/Arti High Court of Judicature at Allahabad