HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 34720 of 2025 Court No. - 6 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. Heard Shri Srijan Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. 2. It is contended that petitioner has moved an application for grant of firearm licence before respondent no.2 on 13.06.2023, which is still pending. It is submitted that under rule 13 of the Arms Rules, 2016, a period of 60 days has been provided for disposing of such application. 3. Learned Standing Counsel submits that petitioner's application for grant of firearm licence shall be considered by the authority concerned, in accordance with law, expeditiously. 4. In view of the above, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction upon the respondent no.2 to decide petitioner's application for grant of firearm licence, dated 13.06.2023, 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. October 6, 2025 Ashok Kr. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Irfan Chaudhary, Srijan Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Arun Kumar,J.) Narendra Singh .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- ASHOK KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad