HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8821 of 2025 Court No. - 6 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner. 2. The present petition has been filed with the following prayer : "Issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents, particularly Opposite Party No. 2 (District Magistrate, Ayodhya), to forthwith consider and decide the petitioner's pending Application No. 2249/2023 for grant of Arms Licence (Licence No. 33/Kotwali Nagar, District Faizabad), on the basis of Varasat (Inheritance) strictly in accordance with law and within a time-frame to be fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Considering the prayer limited to the issue of mandamus, the writ petition is disposed off directing the opposite party no.2 to decide the application of the petitioner for grant of Arm License expeditiously within a period of four months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. September 11, 2025 VNP/- Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Bhanu Pratap Mishra Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Kritant Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. U.P. Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- VISHVANATH PRASAD SHUKLA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench