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2025 DAILYLAW 104428 (ALL)

ANKIT KUMAR SAROJ v. State of UP AND 3 OTHERS

WRIC/34188/2024 · 2025-01-24

Vikram D Chauhan

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:12421 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 34188 of 2024 Petitioner :- Ankit Kumar Saroj Respondent :- State Of Up And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Lal Chandra Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. The present writ petition is filed with the following prayer: "i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned order dated 23.08.2024 passed by respondent no.2. ii. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no.2 to issue the licence of firearm revolver/pistol in favour of the petitioner forthwith after fulfilling all legal formalities as legally required and law, within stipulated period of one month. iii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no.2 to decide the representation / application dated 06.10.2022 accordance with law within stipulated period, 1 month by speaking order." 3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that arms licence of the petitioner has been cancelled after remand by the appellate authority. 4. Learned Standing Counsel submits that against the impugned order, petitioner has a remedy of filing appeal. 5. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to withdraw the present writ petition with liberty to file appeal against the impugned order. 6. The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioner to file appeal within thirty days from today. In the event, such an appeal is filed within the aforesaid period, it is expected that the same shall be considered and decided on merits without going into the question of limitation. Order Date :- 24.1.2025 S.Prakash Digitally signed by :- SHASHI PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad