HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 39488 of 2026 Court No. - 36 HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J. 1. Heard Sri Mukesh Kumar Upadhyay, learned counsel for petitioner and Sri Prabhakar Tripathi, learned Standing Counsel for State-Respondents. 2. Petitioner has approached this Court to expedite the consideration of his application dated 28.02.2026 for grant of firearm licence. 3. In view of above, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the issue and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of finally with a direction to respondent-Competent Authority to consider and decide petitioner’s application for grant of firearm licence on basis of a fresh police report in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within the period prescribed under Arms Act, 1959, if there is no legal impediment. September 30, 2026 AK Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Mukesh Kumar Upadhyay Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.) Sumit Pratap Singh .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- AWADESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad