HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8977 of 2025 Court No. - 6 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State-respondent(s) and perused the material available on record. 2. The present petition has been filed with the following prayer: (i) to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, directing the respondent no.2- District Magistrate, Bahraich to consider and decide the pending application of the petitioner for transfer of Arms License No. 1657/II (Rifle No. AB07-02497) expeditiously within a time bound period, preferably within six weeks from the date of order." 3. Considering the relief as sought, the present petition is disposed of directing the respondent no.2 to consider and decide the aforesaid application, in accordance with law with all expedition preferably within a period of four months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. September 12, 2025 Praveen Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Zeeshan Ali, Arpit Verma, Md Wazid, Rakesh Kumar Trivedi, Shivam Dixit Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Shamim Ahmad .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- PRAVEEN KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench