Raj Kumars v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 35872 of 2023 Petitioner :- Raj Kumars Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pratik Chandra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard 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 respondents to grant the fire arm license in respect of the NPB Rifle in favour of the petitioner in pursuance of the Application of the petitioner dated 06.01.2021, registered as Case No. 23. B) Issue an appropriate writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to take appropriate decision for the grant of Fire Arm License in respect of the NPB Rifle in favour of the application of the petitioner dated 06.01.2021 registered as Case No. 23 within stipulated period of time as prescribed by this Hon'ble Court." It has been stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner filed an application for grant of Fire Arm License which is still pending, thus, a direction may be issued to decide the same within some stipulated period. 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 after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, by means of a reasoned and speaking order, expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months from the date of producing a certified copy of this order before the concerned authority, 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 :- 9.11.2023 Arti High Court of Judicature at Allahabad