HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 40473 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 consider and decide arms license application pending before him expeditiously, 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 on basis of a fresh 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 6, 2026 SB Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashutosh Kumar Pandey, Sonu Kumar Tiwari Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.) Pramod Kumar .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad