HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 37041 of 2025 Court No. - 9 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. Heard Sri Dan Bahadur, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents. 2. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondent no. 2 to consider his application for extension of area of validity of his firearm licence. 3. Learned Standing Counsel has placed before the Court written instructions received from the office of the District Magistrate, Prayagraj, which states that the application of the petitioner is pending consideration as detail reports of the police and tehsil authorities have not been received and as soon as the aforesaid reports are received, necessary recommendations, in accordance with law, will be made to the State Government from the office of the respondent no. 2. 4. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this writ petition stands disposed of with a direction upon the respondent no. 2 to dispose of the pending application of the petitioner for extension of area of the validity of his firearm licence, in accordance with law, by means of a reasoned order to be passed, within a period of three months, from the date of presentation of a certified copy of this order. 5. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and all issues are left open to be considered by the authority competent, at the first instance. October 29, 2025 Ranjeet Sahu Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dan Bahadur Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Arun Kumar,J.) Sushil Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- RANJEET SAHU High Court of Judicature at Allahabad