HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 30076 of 2025 Court No. - 33 HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J. 1. The order dated 20.05.2015 passed by District Magistrate, Etah/respondent no.2 by which fire-arm license of the petitioner was cancelled due to pendency of various criminal case is under challenge in the present writ petition. 2. In paragraphs 5 & 6 of the writ petition laches has been explained in filing the present writ petition. It is further stated that at any point of time petitioner has not been provided any information regarding the aforesaid order and this fact is also clear from the perusal of the fact that fire-arm license of the petitioner was extended on 30.04.2022 till 31.12.2026. 3. Learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of respondent-State placed before this Court the instructions dated 26.08.2025. Along-with said instructions a letter dated 14.06.2025 written by the licensing authority to the Senior Superintendent of Police, Etah was also appended in which it is stated that the proceedings were initiated against the officials for renewal of the fire-arm license of the petitioner inspite of the order dated 20.05.2013 by which fire-arm license of the petitioner has been cancelled. It is further argued that against the aforesaid order statutory alternative remedy is available to the petitioner to file an appeal before the Divisional Commissioner as provided under Section 18 of the Arms Act, 1959. 4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the records. 5. From perusal of the record it is clear that statutory alternative remedy is Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rohit Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Raghuveer Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) available to the petitioner to file an appeal before the Divisional Commissioner. 6. In this view of the matter and also in the interest of justice, without interfering with the order impugned present writ petition is disposed of finally permitting the petitioner to file an appeal as provided under Section 18 of the Arms Act, 1959, if so advised. September 9, 2025 Pramod Tripathi WRIC No. 30076 of 2025 2 (Prakash Padia,J.) Digitally signed by :- PRAMOD TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad