Court No. - 37
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 25232 of 2020 Petitioner :- Rajendra Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Chandra Prakash Garg Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.
Hon'ble Rajiv Joshi,J.
Heard Sri Chandra Prakash Garg,learned counsel for petitioner and learned Standing counsel for the State respondent.
By means of the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no.2 District Magistrate, Banda to decide the application dated 16.3.2020 of the petitioner within a stipulated period of time.
It is submitted by learned counsel for petitioner that the petitioner has applied arm licence for the safety of himself and his family, which is still pending but no heed is being paid by the respondent no.2.
Learned Standing Counsel submits that no useful purpose would be served in keeping the writ petition pending and an appropriate direction may be issued to respondent no.2 to consider the grievance of the petitioner.
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, without going into the merit of the case and with the consent of the parties, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 District Magistrate, Banda to decide the application dated 16.3.2020 of the petitioner within a period of six months from the date of production of computerized copy of this order.
The concerned Court/Authority/Official shall verify the authenticity of such computerized copy of the order from the official website of High Court Allahabad and shall act accordingly without waiting for submission of the certified copy of this order.
The writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 8.1.2021 Akbar