Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:41708 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 8340 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ravikant Pandey Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sanjeev Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J. 1. Against the order dated 03.08.2024 passed by the District Magistrate, Etah/respondent no.3 by which the application for grant of fire armed license of the petitioner has been rejected, the petitioner has preferred an appeal before the Commissioner of the Division as provided under Section 18 of the Arms Act on 16.11.2024, which is still pending. 2. Counsel for the petitioner placed reliance upon Rule 108 of The Arms Rules, 2016, which reads as follows :- "108. Procedure to be followed by appellate authority.─ On receipt of an appeal, the appellate authority may call for the records of the case from the authority who passed the order appealed against and after giving the appellant a reasonable opportunity of being heard, pass final orders within sixty days of receipt of the appeal." 3. In this view of the matter, it is argued by counsel for the petitioner that the authority concerned be directed to decide the appeal expeditiously within a period of 60 days. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the records. 5. In view of the facts and circumstances of the case, present writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent no.2- Commissioner, Aligarh Division, Aligarh or before whom the appeal filed by the petitioner, which was numbered as Case No.1311 of 2024, Computerized Case No.C202418000001311, is pending to decide the aforesaid appeal expeditiously and without unnecessary adjournment as per procedure prescribed under Rule 108 of The Arms Rules, 2016. Order Date :- 21.3.2025 Pramod Tripathi Digitally signed by :- PRAMOD TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad