Sandeep Kumar Tiwari v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Civil Sectt. Lko and 3 Others

Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 11186 of 2023 Petitioner :- Sandeep Kumar Tiwari Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Civil Sectt. Lko And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ravi Shankar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J.

¶1Heard Sri Ravi Shankar Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Hemant Pandey, learned Standing counsel for the State.

¶2Instant petition has been filed with following reliefs:- a. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding to the opposite party no.2 to take decision/action upon the application for granting Arms License of Rifle, in the interest of justice. b. Any other order or direction which this Hon'ble court may deem, fit, just and proper may also kindly be passed in favour of the Petitioner. c. Allow the writ petition with cost in favour of the Petitioner.

¶3Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner moved an application for grant of arm license on 26.08.2023 which is pending consideration. He submits that the interest of justice would sub-serve if this Hon'ble Court would be pleased to direct the opposite party no. 2 to take decision on the application dated 26.08.2023 within stipulated period of time as may be fixed by this Court.

¶4The learned Standing Counsel has no objection to the contention aforesaid.

¶5In view of the above-said submissions, the District Magistrate/Collector, District-Amethi is hereby directed to consider and decide the application for granting Arms License of Rifle dated 26.08.2023, if it is so pending, within a period of three months, from the date of certified copy is produced before it, in accordance with law, after affording opportunity of hearing to all the parties, if there is no legal impediment.

¶6It is clarified that this Court has not entered into the merit of the case.

¶7The aforesaid order is subject to cooperation of the petitioner.

¶8Accordingly, the instant petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 20.12.2023 Mayank High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench