Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:20366 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 1002448 of 1999 Petitioner :- Radhey Shyam Srivastava Respondent :- Union Of India Through Secretary Home New Delhi Counsel for Petitioner :- Karunakar Srivastava Counsel for Respondent :- Chief Standing Counsel Hon'ble Irshad Ali,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The present writ petition is in regard to the deposit of arms for elections held in the year 1999. An interim order was passed in this case that if the petitioner holds a valid license, he shall not be forced to deposit his arms at the Police Station. 3. Almost twenty six years have elapsed and further elections have been held, but in view of the interim order, arms of the petitioner were not deposited. 4. In view of the fact that the matter pertains to the election of the year 1999, this writ petition is rendered infructuous. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. Order Date :- 10.4.2025 Gautam Digitally signed by :- GAUTAM TECKCHANDANI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench