HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 9203 of 2025 Court No. - 6 HON'BLE PANKAJ BHATIA, J. 1. The present petition has been filed with the following prayer: "To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus, commanding the opposite party no. 2, the District Magistrate/Licensing Authority (Arms Act), Lucknow, to issue the Firearm License (Rifle) to the petitioner by deciding File No. 378 of 2019, dated 18.06.2018, which has been pending since 18.06.2019, as early as possible within a fixed reasonable short period." 2. This petition is, hereby, disposed of with a direction to the District Magistrate/Licensing Authority (Arms Act), Lucknow/respondent no. 2, to consider and decide the petitioner's application for a firearm license, positively, within a period of four months from today. September 18, 2025 Haseen U. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ram Bux Rawat Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Pankaj Bhatia,J.) Ravi Kumar Rawat .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- HASEENUDDIN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench