Mukul Kumar v. State of U.P. and 3 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 34740 of 2023 Petitioner :- Mukul Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Bhaju Ram Pprasad Sharma,Arvind Kumar Srivastava 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 commanding and directing to respondent no. 2 to consider and decide the application for Arms License dated

30.05.2022, which is pending before him very expeditiously. (Annexure No. 3 to this writ petition). B) ...." It has been stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner moved an application for granting fire arms License, which is pending since 30.05.2022, therefore, a direction may be issued to decide the same within 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, as expeditiously as possible, from the date of production of a certified copy of this order, if there is no 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 :- 16.11.2023 Arti High Court of Judicature at Allahabad