Ram Awadh v. State of U.P. and 4 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 34650 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ram Awadh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ravindra Nath Yadav,Abhishek Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard Mr. Ravindra Nath Yadav, 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 the prayer to direct the respondents/authorities, specially respondent nos.2, 3 and 4 to renew forthwith the Fire Arm Rifle No.315 Bore No.93 AB 2878 (SH) of which License Number is 2565/NH/New issued to the petitioner on 10.04.1994 by the competent authority and the same was being renewed from time to time by the District Magistrate, District-Jaunpur and a further prayer to direct the respondents/authorities specially to the licensing authorities/District Magistrate to conclude the process of renewal of the Fire Arm Rifle No.315 Bore No.93 AB 2878

(SH) of which License Number is 2565/NH/ New in some specified period fixed by this Hon'ble Court. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a license holder of Fire Arm Rifle No.315 Bore No.93 AB 2878

(SH) of which License Number is 2565/NH/New which has been duly renewed from time to time by the District Magistrate, District-Jaunpur. The petitioner has moved an application for renewal of the same but it is still pending and nothing has been done till date. Learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents 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-Jaunpur, 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