Ayoob Khan v. Distrct Magistrate Pratapgarh

Court No. - 17 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 10866 of 2023 Petitioner :- Ayoob Khan Respondent :- Distrct Magistrate Pratapgarh Counsel for Petitioner :- Dev Mani Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Alok Mathur,J.

¶1Heard Sri Dev Mani Mishra, learned counsel for petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for respondents.

¶2By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has sought a direction to District Magistrate, Pratapgarh to take decision on file No. 1 of Form-A1 for grant of arm license which is pending before him since 2019 within the stipulated period of time fixed by this Court.

¶3Learned Standing Counsel on the basis of instructions has informed this Court that arms license has already been granted on 11.12.2023.

¶4Learned counsel for petitioner has submitted that the said order has been passed after filing of the present writ petition and consequently was not within the knowledge of the petitioner.

¶5In light of the statement made by learned Standing Counsel, the cause of action no longer survives and also the petitioner does not dispute the statement made by learned Standing Counsel.

¶6In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. (Alok Mathur, J.) Order Date :- 14.12.2023 Ravi/ High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench