HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 41027 of 2026 Court No. - 36 HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Petitioner has approached this Court to direct the respondent no.2 to decide the application dated 5.1.2023 and issue arms license , however, till date it has not been decided. 3. In the aforesaid circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with an observation that application for grant of arms licence, if still pending, shall be decided expeditiously, preferably within a period of 3 months including other similar applications in a chronological manner, on basis of a recent police report and that whether there are good reasons for grant of arms license under Section 13 (3) (b) of the Arms Act, 1959 or whether it is a case of refusal specifically under Section 14 (1) (b) (ii) of said Act. October 8, 2026 SB Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Subhash Chander Dwivedi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.) Vinod Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad