Court No. - 36
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 35924 of 2018 Petitioner :- Naseem Aftab Respondent :- State Of U P And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Anjani Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.
Hon'ble Mrs. Sunita Agarwal,J.
By means of the present petition, the petitioner is seeking a direction to the District Magistrate, Varanasi /Licensing Authority to decide the application of the petitioner dated 02.05.2018 for grant of firearm licence in favour of the petitioner pending before it, within stipulated period.
To this prayer, learned Standing Counsel raises no objection.
Be that as it may, without entering into the merits of the claim made by the petitioner, the present petition is being disposed of with the direction to the District Magistrate, Varanasi to decide the application of the petitioner dated 02.05.2018 for grant of firearm licence strictly in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of submission of certified copy of this order after satisfying itself about the credentials of the petitioner.
It goes without saying that this Court has not entered into the merits of the claim made by the petitioner. The competent authority shall apply his own mind with the application independently and take a decision on merits.
Order Date :- 29.10.2018 Himanshu