Kaushal Kumar Thakur v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 39604 of 2023 Petitioner :- Kaushal Kumar Thakur Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Arvind Kumar Shukla,Rita Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard Mr. Arvind Kumar Shukla, 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-District Magistrate, District-Ballia to decide the Case No.18 of 2023, within stipulated period and a further prayer to direct the respondent no.3 not to take any coercive action against the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that against the show cause notice of arms license dated 18.09.2023, the petitioner has submitted his reply on 25.10.2023, therefore, a direction may be issued to pass appropriate orders within stipulated period after considering the objections filed by the petitioner. 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-Ballia to decide the said case 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, preferably within a period of two months, from the date of production of certified copy of this order, if there is no legal impediment, after considering the objections as filed by the petitioner. Order Date :- 17.11.2023 Kalp Nath Singh High Court of Judicature at Allahabad