Mukesh Kumar Gupta v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 42049 of 2023 Petitioner :- Mukesh Kumar Gupta Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Gopal Krishna,Vipul Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard Mr. Gopal Krishna, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondent. The writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with a prayer to direct the respondent no.2 to renew the petitioner's Arms License No.10757/Dataganj (U.I.N. No.336310001860152014) and a further prayer to direct the respondents to decide the renewal application dated 04.05.2023 of the petitioner, within stipulated period. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is having an arms license of 315 Bore Riffle bearing Arms License No.10757/Dataganj (U.I.N. No.336310001860152014). He further submits that the petitioner has filed a renewal application dated 04.05.2023 before respondent no.2-District Magistrate/Licensing Authority Arms, District Buduan, which is still pending, therefore, a direction may be issued to respondent no.2 to decide the same, as expeditiously as possible. 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 and 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 Arms, District Buduan, to decide the renewal application of the petitioner, by means of a reasoned and speaking order, in accordance with law, after giving opportunities of hearing to the parties concerned, without granting any unnecessary or long adjournments to either of the parties, as expeditiously as possible, from the date of production of certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 6.12.2023 Kalp Nath Singh High Court of Judicature at Allahabad