Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:136675 Court No. - 33 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 27054 of 2025 Petitioner :- Adarsh Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Aishwarya Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Prakash Padia,J. 1. Heard counsel for the parties and perused the record. 2. The only prayer made by the counsel for the petitioner to direct the Respondent No.2 namely District Magistrate, Hathras to pass appropriate orders on the application submitted by the petitioner for transfer and registration of Fire Arm License in his favour as natural successor. 3. It is argued that though aforesaid application was submitted by the petitioner before the Respondent No.2 on the prescribed format on 21.06.2024 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, Hathras to decide the aforesaid application as per 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, decision has already been taken by the District Magistrate, Hathras on the aforesaid application, the same will be communicated to the petitioner forthwith. Order Date :- 12.8.2025 Swati Digitally signed by :- SWATI PATHAK High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SWATI PATHAK High Court of Judicature at Allahabad