Arun Kumar @ Pingal v. District Magistrate/ Collector District Ghaziabad and 4 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 42097 of 2023 Petitioner :- Arun Kumar @ Pingal Respondent :- District Magistrate/ Collector District Ghaziabad And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Amit Kumar Verma,Manvendra Nath Singh 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 respondents-State. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with a prayer to direct the respondent no.1; to grant Arm (Pistol/Revolver) license/pass appropriate order on Petitioner's Application dated

02.01.2021 within stipulated period. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that inspite of police report filed twice before the authority concerned, the application for arms license is pending since 2021. Therefore, a direction may be issued to respondent no.1 to decide the application of the applicant within stipulated period. Learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the aforesaid submission. In view of the aforesaid, no useful purpose will be served to keep this writ petition pending and calling for a counter affidavit. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this writ petition is finally disposed of with a direction to the respondent no.1 to decide the application of the petitioner, in accordance with law, by a reasoned and speaking order, expeditiously preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of the order, if there is no legal impediment. It is made clear that this Court has not examined the merits of the case of the petitioner and the authority concerned shall apply its own mind strictly in accordance with law. Order Date :- 6.12.2023/Arti High Court of Judicature at Allahabad