Jagmohan Singh v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 35840 of 2023 Petitioner :- Jagmohan Singh Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Usha Srivastava,Arjit Srivastava,Vinod Kumar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard Mr. Arjit Srivastava, 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/authority to decide the application dated 25.12.2022 for granting Arms License of Revolver N.P. Bore filed by the petitioner before the respondent No.2, District Magistrate, District-Kannauj, within stipulated period. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a well known businessman of whole sale food grains of District-Kannauj and for the safety and security of his family and his property the petitioner requires a fire arm license. The petitioner filed an application for grant of arm license of revolver N.P. Bore before respondent no.2-District Magistrate, District-Kannauj on 25.12.2022, which is still pending, therefore, a direction may be issued to respondent no.2 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/Licensing Authority, District-Kannauj, to decide the application of the petitioner, pending before him, 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 :- 22.11.2023 Kalp Nath Singh High Court of Judicature at Allahabad