HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 11603 of 2025 Court No. - 17 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Shri Sanjay Kumar Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Pradeep Kumar Pandey, learned Standing Counsel and Shri Rahul Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing for the State. 2. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner has sought issuance of a direction to grant fire arms license for a revolver or pistol in his favour. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner had submitted an application for grant of fire arms license on 22.03.2023. Rule 13 of the Arms Rules, 2016 (hereinafter referred to as "the Rules, 2016") provides that the licensing authority, after considering the application and on being satisfied that the applicant-petitioner has fulfilled the eligibility conditions, shall grant or refuse to grant a license for permissible category of arms or ammunition specified in category III of Schedule I, to any person by recording in writing the reasons for such grant or refusal, by passing a speaking order, within a period of sixty days of the receipt of the police report but till today, application of the petitioner has not been decided. 4. Learned Standing Counsel has informed on the basis of written instructions dated 02.12.2025 duly signed the District Magistrate, Barabanki and the Superintendent of Police, Barabanki that the police report in the matter had been submitted on 26.11.2024. 60 days' period since receipt of the police report had expired on 24.01.2025 but no decision was taken on the petitioner's fire arms license application within the aforesaid period as Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sanjay Kumar Verma Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Pramod Kumar Verma .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) provided under Rule 13 of the Rules, 2016. 5. Copies of the written instructions dated 02.12.2025 are taken on record. 6. It is stated in the written instructions that the police report has become time barred whereas there is no provision in law under which the police report obtained in pursuance of arms license application would become time barred while so when the fault is attributable to the licensee authority itself. 7. This Court is experiencing day in and day out that in numerous matters, the licensee authorities do not take prompt action on fire armslicense applications in accordingly with the provisions contained in Rule 13 of the Rules, 2016. 8. In view of the above, the present writ petition stands disposed of by issuing a direction to the District Magistrate, Barabanki to take appropriate steps to ensure that all the arm license applications including the application of petitioner, pending in District- Barabanki be disposed of promptly keeping in view the provisions contained in Rule 13 of the Rules, 2016. December 3, 2025 V. Sinha WRIC No. 11603 of 2025 2 (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench