Virat Singh v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 6 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 35255 of 2023 Petitioner :- Virat Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Keshari Nandan Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Manju Rani Chauhan,J. Heard Mr. Keshari Nandan Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition is being finally disposed off at this stage without calling for a counter affidavit. The writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with a prayer to direct the Licensing Authority/Respondent No.2 to decide the Application No.34 of 2022 filed by the petitioner for grant of firearm license dated 28.04.2022 pending before him, with stipulated period. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a businessman and does the work of property dealing and for the purpose of safety and security of his life and property an application has been filed by him for grant of Fire Arms License before respondent no.2-District Magistrate, Prayagraj, District-Prayagraj, which is still pending, hence, a direction may be issued to respondent no.2 to take decision on 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, 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, Prayagraj, District-Prayagraj, to decide the aforesaid application of the petitioner, pending before him, 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 certified copy of this order, if there is no legal impediment. Order Date :- 11.12.2023 Kalp Nath Singh High Court of Judicature at Allahabad