HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 32821 of 2025 Court No. - 9 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. Heard Sri Harish Chandra, Advocate holding brief of Sri Sanatan Kumar for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. 2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the police report dated 7.2.2025, prepared by the respondent no. 3 pursuant to the application moved by the petitioner before the respondent no. 2 for renewal of his firearm licence. It has been further prayed that the respondent no. 2 be directed to renew the firearm licence of the petitioner. 3. Learned Standing Counsel has received instructions in pursuance of the direction of this Court, dated 18.9.2025, from the District Magistrate, Kaushambi, in which it has been informed that the police report, dated 7.2.2025, prepared by the Station House Officer, Manjhanpur, District Kaushambi, was obtained by the petitioner himself and was never submitted before the respondent no. 2, therefore, no orders could be passed on the pending application of the petitioner for renewal of his firearm licence. 4. As the petitioner himself is responsible for the delay in disposal of his application for renewal of firearm licence, no mandamus can be issued to the authorities for early disposal of his application. 5. In view of the aforesaid facts, the present petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the respondent no. 2 alongwith the police report dated 7.2.2025 for getting his application, for renewal of Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ram Chandra Yadav, Sanatan Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : Ram Karan Sonkar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) firearm licence decided. The respondent no. 2 shall accord consideration to the application of the petitioner for renewal of firearm licence, in accordance with law. October 30, 2025 Ranjeet Sahu WRIC No. 32821 of 2025 2 (Arun Kumar,J.) Digitally signed by :- RANJEET SAHU High Court of Judicature at Allahabad