HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 34208 of 2025 Court No. - 9 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. Heard Shri Rakesh Chandra Pathak, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. 2. Petitioner claims to have applied for grant of firearm licence before the respondent no.2. Grievance is that even after expiry of sufficient period, petitioner's application has not been considered. 3. Learned Standing Counsel states that in case petitioner's application has not been considered so far the same shall be examined by the competent authority in accordance with law. 4. Rule 13 of the Arms Rules, 2013 framed under the Arms Act, 1959 clearly provides time limit of 60 days for consideration of claim for grant of firearm licence from the date of receipt of police report. 5. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this writ petition stands disposed of with a direction upon the respondent no.2 to accord consideration to petitioner's application for grant of firearm licence, by passing appropriate order, in accordance with law, within a period of two months from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. 6. It is, however, clarified that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of the case and all issues are left open to be considered by the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rakesh Chandra Pathak, Yogesh Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Akhilesh Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) authority competent, at the first instance. October 9, 2025 Ashok Kr. WRIC No. 34208 of 2025 2 (Arun Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad