HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 11866 of 2025 Court No. - 17 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Shri Vinayajit Lal Verma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Ram Kumar Mishra, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State. 2. By means of the present petition, the petitioner has sought issuance of a direction to the District Magistrate, Lucknow to decide the petitioner's application for grant of firearms license. 3. On the basis of written instructions provided by the District Magistrate, Lucknow, the learned Standing Counsel has submitted that entry no.15 of the application form relating to nature of license and entry no.18 relating to any specific claim for obtaining license has been left blank. 4. The learned Standing Counsel has submitted that the petitioner should furnish the information in the aforesaid entries in the application form and decision shall be taken up in the application, in accordance with law. 5. The photocopy of the aforesaid instruction is taken on record. 6. Accordingly, the petition stands disposed off by directing the petitioner to provide the information required in entry nos. 15 and 18 of the prescribed application form by filing an application within a period of three days from today. The District Magistrate, Lucknow shall thereafter take an appropriate decision on the application keeping in view the provisions contained in Rule 13 of the Arms Rules. December 10, 2025 V. Sinha Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vinayajit Lal Verma Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Saif Rizvi .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- VAISHALI SINHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench