Satish Chandra Pandey v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. of Home Affairs, Lko. and Another

Court No. - 8 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 9047 of 2023 Petitioner :- Satish Chandra Pandey Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Deptt. Of Home Affairs, Lko. And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Sanjay Kumar Srivastava,Akshat Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Pankaj Bhatia,J.

¶1Present petition has been filed with the following prayers; "(i). Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the Opposite Party No.2 to consider the Petitioner's pending application for grant of firearms license, bearing File No.1848 of 2021 (Annexure No.2) in accordance with the provisions of Arms Act 1959 and Arms Rules 2016, and to decide the same through a reasoned and speaking order, within a specified time frame as it may deem reasonable and proper it by this Hon'ble Court. ......"

¶2Considering the fact that application for arms license of the petitioner is to be considered by respondent no.2, the present petition is disposed off directing respondent no.2 to decide the application of the petitioner contained in File No.1848 of 2021 in accordance with law within a period of two months. Order Date :- 17.10.2023 nishant High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench