HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 39783 of 2026 Court No. - 36 HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J. 1. Heard Ms. Maya Devi, Advocate holding brief of Sri Ashok Kumar Singh Bais, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri A.K.Singh, learned Standing Counsel. 2. Petitioner has approached this Court to direct the respondent no.2 to decide the application for grant of arms license File No.193 of 2024, 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 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. September 30, 2026 SB Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ashok Kumar Singh Bais Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.) Mukesh Vishwakarma .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- SANDEEP BHATTACHARYA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad