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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:61347 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 12216 of 2025 Petitioner :- Aman Khan Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Shobhanath Singh Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J.
1. The petitioner has preferred present writ petition inter-alia with the following prayer :-
"A) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no. 2/Distrit Magistrate Ghazipur to decide the application dated 25.11.2024 filed by the petitioner, seeking inheritance of Arms license D.B.B.L. Gun No. 49275 A/9 granted in favour of father of the petitioner, within stipulated time period."
2. It is argued by counsel for the petitioner that the application dated 25.11.2024 is pending consideration before the respondent no.2 but till date no decision has been taken in the matter.
3. From perusal of the record it is clear that nothing has been stated in the aforesaid application that on which date the father of the petitioner died. Apart from the same under sub Rule (2) of the Rules 25 Arms Act, 2016 complete procedure has been provided and according to which certain papers and documents are required to be submitted by the petitioner while making such application. From perusal of the record it is clear that no such papers and documents has been filed by the petitioner.
4. In this view of the matter, the Court is of the opinion that writ petition is liable to be dismissed and is hereby dismissed.
5. It is made clear that in case petitioner will submit a fresh application along-with necessary papers and documents before the concerned competent authority as provided under Rule 25 of the Rules, 2016, the competent authority is directed to decide the same expeditiously strictly in accordance with law.. Order Date :- 23.4.2025 Pramod Tripathi Digitally signed by :- PRAMOD TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- PRAMOD TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad