Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:86650 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 16540 of 2025 Petitioner :- Jitendra Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Sanjeev Kumar Rai Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for respondents. 2. The petitioner has preferred the present petition with the prayer to direct the respondent No.2/District Magistrate, Prayagraj to decide the Application dated 08.04.2024 for grant of firearm license in place of his father expeditiously. 3. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that the father of the petitioner had been died on 08.04.2024 and for grant of firearm license on the basis of succession, the petitioner had filed application on 09.07.2024 before the respondent No.2/District Magistrate Prayagraj. It is argued that considerable time has already been lapsed but till date no final decision has been taken in the matter and prays to direct the respondent No.2 to decide the aforesaid application expeditiously. 4. Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents argued that the respondent No.2 will take a decision in the matter expeditiously. 5. Heard learned counsel for the parties and pureed the record. 6. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is disposed of directing the respondent No.2/District Magistrate, Prayagraj to decide the aforesaid application strictly in accordance with law most expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy before him. Order Date :- 22.5.2025 saqlain Digitally signed by :- SYED MOHAMMAD SAQLAIN HAIDER High Court of Judicature at Allahabad