Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:133795 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 23287 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ram Prasad Singh Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Abhishek Kumar,Nagesh Kumar Dwivedi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Kartikey Saran, learned Additional Advocate General, State of U.P. along with Sri Vijay Shankar Prasad, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel on behalf State-respondent. 2. The petitioner has preferred the present petition inter alia with the prayer to direct the respondent no. 2 to decide an application dated 16.08.2024 for Arm License SBBL gun. 3. Pursuant to the order dated 28.07.2025, Sri Kartikey Saran, learned Additional Advocate General, State of U.P. along with Sri Vijay Shankar Prasad, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel on behalf State-respondent has produced a copy of the instructions dated 04.08.2025 that the matter is in active consideration. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 5. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the present petition is disposed of directing the respondent No.2/District Magistrate, Allahabad to take a decision in the matter most expeditiously and preferably within a period of six weeks from today. Order Date :- 6.8.2025 Arti Digitally signed by :- ARTI SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad