Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:90239 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 17285 of 2025 Petitioner :- Pavan Kumar Sarraf Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Kailash Singh Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 2. The petitioner has preferred present writ petition inter-alia with the prayer to direct the respondent no.2-District Magistrate, Varanasi to decide the representation/application dated 06.06.2023 whereby petitioner prayed for issue the Arm License of Revolver/Pistol in the name of petitioner. 3. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that regarding the same petitioner has already submitted a representation/application dated 06.06.2023 but till date no decision has been taken in the matter. 4. On the other hand, it is argued by learned Standing Counsel that the respondent No.2 will take a decision in the matter expeditiously. 5. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 6. Time and again such kind of matters are coming before this Court for deciding the application for grant of Firearm License which are pending before the District Magistrate concerned. The Arms Act and the Rules itself provide the timeline within which such applications are to be decided. However, the aforesaid timeline are not being honoured by the District Magistrate concerned and as a result of the same, flood of litigation are coming before this Court for seeking direction that the application for grant of fire arms license/renewal of arms license be decided in a time bound manner. The Court has passed various orders in such type of matters and pursuant to the decision taken by this Court, the Government has issued a Government Order dated 10.3.2025 directing all the District Magistrates to comply with the timelines provided for consideration of the application for grant of firearm license. 7. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is disposed of directing the respondent No.2/District Magistrate, Varanasi to decide the aforesaid application in the light of Government Order dated 10.03.2025 most expeditiously and preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order unless there is no legal impediment. 8. In case the decision has already been taken by the District Magistrate, Varanasi on the aforesaid application, the same will be communicated to the petitioner forthwith. Order Date :- 27.5.2025 Pramod Tripathi Digitally signed by :- PRAMOD TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad