Ishwar Deen v. Commissioner Ayodhya, Region Ayodhya and Another

Court No. - 18 Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 5696 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ishwar Deen Respondent :- Commissioner Ayodhya, Region Ayodhya And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Vishnu Dev Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J.

¶1Heard.

¶2In view of order proposed to be passed, issuance of notice to the private-respondent(s) is hereby dispensed with.

¶3Present petition has been filed for the following main reliefs:- "To issue an order directing the respondent No.1 to decide the appeal bearing No.487/2023 and Computerized No.C202304000000487, Ishwar Deen Vs. State of U.P. through its Licensing Authority Arms / District Magistrate, Ayodhya under Section 18 of the Indian Arms Act; pending before him since April 2023 within the time as stipulated by this Hon'ble Court."

¶4It appears from Annexure No. 5 to the petition that the appeal, in issue,

i.e.

Appeal

No.

487/2023

(Computerized No.C202304000000487) was instituted on 28.02.2023 and it further appears from this annexure that appeal was placed for arguments on

11.09.2023 and now the case is fixed for 29.11.2023.

¶5Taking note of the aforesaid fact, indicated above, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.1-Commissioner Ayodhya, Region Ayodhya to decide the case Appeal No. 487/2023, most expeditiously, after affording full opportunity of hearing to the parties to the litigation and without granting any unnecessary adjournment to either party preferably within maximum period of four months from the next date fixed in the case, if possible and if there is no other legal impediment in this regard.

¶6It is made clear that the Court has not examined the case of either of the parties on merits and the authority/court concerned shall be free to decide the matter strictly in accordance with law. Order Date :- 7.11.2023/Mohit Singh/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench