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

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 41465 of 2023 Petitioner :- Atul Singh Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Vijay Shankar Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent. This writ petition has been filed with a prayer to direct the respondents to decide application dated 10.11.2023 pending before respondents in regards of the Form of Application of petitioner's Fire Arms License Dock Number 117, P.S. Manjhanpur of SBBL dated 24.01.2023 for personal security of his life and property. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the father of the petitioner is discharging the duty in BSF and now posted in Madhya Pradesh. The petitioner is the only person taking care of the agricultural equipment and tube well for irrigation which is installed one km away from the village, hence, requires arms license for his safety and security. On account of which he had moved an application before the authorities but no decision has been taken as on date. Therefore, a direction may be issued to respondents to decide the application of the petitioner 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 District Magistrate, Kaushambi 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 :- 1.12.2023 Arti High Court of Judicature at Allahabad