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Case :- WRIT - C No. - 26876 of 2020 Petitioner :- Jitendra Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Satya Prakash Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.
Hon'ble Vivek Agarwal,J.
1. Heard Sri Satya Prakash Shukla, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Shyam Sundar, learned Standing Counsel for the State.
2. Petitioner has filed this petition seeking a direction to respondent no.2 i.e. Commissioner, Vindhyachal, Division, Mirzapur to expedite the proceedings in Appeal No.C2016160000156, under Section 18 of the Arms Act, which is pending before respondent no.2.
3. It is submitted that respondent no.2 i.e. Commissioner, Vindhyachal Division, Mirzapur be directed to decide his pending Appeal No.C2016160000156, under Section 18 of the Arms Act.
4. This prayer is not opposed by Sri Shyam Sundar, learned Standing Counsel for the State.
5. In view of such facts, this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 i.e. Commissioner, Vindhyachal, Division, Mirzapur to decide the pending appeal of the petitioner on its own merits, referred to above, if possible, within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of computer downloaded copy in PDF form of this order strictly in accordance with law.
6. In above terms, the writ petition is disposed off.
7. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.
Order Date :- 6.1.2021 Ashutosh