Rajendra Kumar Pandey v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 39019 of 2023 Petitioner :- Rajendra Kumar Pandey Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Ajay Tripathi,Dileep Kumar Dwivedi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard Mr. Ajay Tripathi, 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. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with a prayer to direct the respondents to extend the area of arms licenses of the petitioner, within stipulated period and a further prayer to direct respondent no.2 to decide the fire arms license area extending application moved by the petitioner dated

13.01.2021, within specific period. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a contractor in Central Warehousing Corporation and has an arms license bearing License No.1217/P.S. George Town NPB Revolver No.FG-11238 I.O.F. He further submits that the said license is only valid within a territorial jurisdiction of Allahabad and the petitioner has to visit different places outside Allahabad for business purpose due to which he feels danger to his life. The petitioner moved an application before respondent no.2-District Magistrate/Incharge License, District Prayagraj for fire arm license area extension of aforesaid license on 13.01.2021, which is still pending, therefore, a direction may be issued to respondent no.2-District Magistrate/Incharge License, District Prayagraj to decide the same, 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/Incharge License, District-Prayagraj, to decide the aforesaid application of the petitioner, pending before him, and pass appropriate order, in accordance with law, by means of a reasoned and speaking order, after giving opportunity of hearing to the parties concerned, as expeditiously as possible, from the date of production of certified copy of this order, if there is no legal impediment. Order Date :- 21.11.2023 Kalp Nath Singh High Court of Judicature at Allahabad