Prabhu Dayal v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 34000 of 2023 Petitioner :- Prabhu Dayal Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Santosh Kukmar Tiwari Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Piyush Agrawal,J. Heard counsel for the petitioner and Standing Counsel for State of UP. The present writ petition has been filed for mandamus directing District Magistrate, Shahjanhapur/ Licencing Authority, respondent no.2 to endorse/register the licence no.8050-MON of 12 bore SBBL gun and renew the licence of the petitioner in pursuance of the verification report dated 17.05.2023 issued by Assistant Commissioner of Police (SB Crime) for Commissioner of Police, Dimapur Nagaland within specific period as fixed by this Hon'ble Court. The counsel for the petitioner submits that the Assistant Commissioner of Police has sent a letter on 17.5.2023 with regard to the verification of arm licence of the petitioner and he has given no objection for registration/renewal of the licence of the petitioner. The learned Standing Counsel has no objection to aforesaid submission. Without entering into the controversy involved in the writ petition, the writ petition is disposed of with direction to respondent-2 to endorse/register the licence no.8050-MON of 12 bore SBBL gun and renew the licence of the petitioner in pursuance of the verification report dated 17.05.2023 issued by Assistant Commissioner of Police (SB Crime) for Commissioner of Police, Dimapur, Nagaland within a period of three months, in accordance with law, provided there is no other legal impediment. It is made clear that this Court has not adjudicated the claim of the petitioner on merit. Order Date :- 24.11.2023 Pravesh Mishra High Court of Judicature at Allahabad