Gyanmati v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 35879 of 2023 Petitioner :- Gyanmati Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Shivangi Bhargava,Sanjeev Kumar Sahu Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Sahu, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition is being finally disposed off at this stage without calling for a counter affidavit. The writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with a prayer to direct the Respondent No.2 to consider the claim of the application/petitioner regarding transfer of the Double Barrel Gun license, which is still pending before Respondent No.2 since 2020, within stipulated period. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner's father-in-law was a license holder of DBBL-12 Bore Gun Arms bearing License No.2311/)DBBL Gun No.8101897). Petitioner's father-in-law died on 05.10.2014. The petitioner filed an application before respondent no.2-District Magistrate, District-Fatehpur on 13.10.2020 to transfer the same on her name which is still pending, hence, a direction may be issued to authorities concerned to take decision on the application of the petitioner, within the time fixed by this Court. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the same. No useful purpose would be served by keeping this petition pending in view of the order, which the Court proposes to pass hereunder. Considering the facts and circumstance of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this writ petition is finally disposed off with a direction to the respondent no.2-District Magistrate, District-Fatehpur, to decide the aforementioned application of the petitioner, pending before him, in accordance with law, after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, by means of a reasoned and speaking order, as expeditiously as possible, from the date of production of certified copy of this order, if there is no legal impediment. Order Date :- 16.11.2023 Kalp Nath Singh High Court of Judicature at Allahabad