HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 9988 of 2025 Court No. - 17 HON'BLE SUBHASH VIDYARTHI, J. 1. Heard Sri Anurag Shukla and Sri Ajeet Kumar, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Alok Srivastava, the learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State and perused the records. 2. By means of the instant petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioner has challenged the validity of a show cause notice dated 27.08.2025, issued to him under Section 17 (3) of Arms Act, 1958 but after advancing submissions at some length the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner will submit his reply to the show cause notice and he requested that a direction be issued for consideration of pleas taken by him in his reply in accordance with law. 3. Accordingly, the instant petition is disposed of by observing that in case the petitioner submits his reply to the show cause notice dated 27.08.2025 on the next date fixed i.e. 30.10.2025, the District Magistrate, Barabanki shall consider the pleas taken by the petitioner in his reply and shall decide the by a reasoned and speaking order dealing with all the pleas taken by the petitioner expeditiously in accordance with law after giving opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. October 17, 2025 Ram. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ajeet Kumar, Anurag Shukla Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Subhash Vidyarthi,J.) Dharmendra Yadav .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- RAM SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench