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

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 41931 of 2023 Petitioner :- Kharag Singh Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Ashish Kumar Gaur Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent. This writ petition has been filed with a prayer to direct the respondent no. 2 to sanction/issue a license of Arms to the petitioner on basis of Varasat. It has been stated by the learned counsel for the petitioner that father of the petitioner was farmer and had license of an SBBL Gun of B-12 bore with its arm no. B/4 16571 and license no. 09/1983. The petitioner's father was died on 16.01.2023, thereafter the arm's license could not renew due to his death. The above mentioned arm was submitted by the petitioner at the concerned police station. Meanwhile the petitioner get opportunity in private job of security guard and for that purpose he applied for sanction of arm's license on the ground of inheritance of his father, but till date no decision has been taken in respect of grant of Arms Licese. Thus, a direction may be issued to respondent no. 2 to sanction/issue a license of Arms to the petitioner on basis of Varasat within some 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 respondent no. 2 to decide the application of the petitioner which is already register as register no. 07 of 2023 on 16.03.2023, 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 :- 5.12.2023 Arti High Court of Judicature at Allahabad