Akhilesh Kumar Shukla v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 34431 of 2023 Petitioner :- Akhilesh Kumar Shukla Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Dan Bahadur Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard Sri Dan Bahadur, 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 directing the respondent no. 2, to grant the license of N.P.B. Rifle for the petitioner. B) ...." It has been stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is doing business as well as agricultural work, therefore, requires arms license for his safety and security. On account of which he had moved an application before the authorities but no decision has been taken as on date. 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 application in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, without granting any unnecessary or long adjournments to either of the parties, if there is no other legal impediment. It is made clear that this Court has not examined the merits of the claim of the petitioner and the authority concerned shall apply its own mind strictly in accordance with law. Order Date :- 16.10.2023 Arti High Court of Judicature at Allahabad