Santosh Kumar and Another v. State of U.P. Thru. Distt. Magistrate Distt. Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench; WRIT - C No. 3627 of 2024; decided 23.4.2024; Neutral Citation 2024:AHC-LKO:31335; Manish Mathur, J. (single Judge). Subject: deposit of licensed firearms ahead of Lok Sabha elections; State Government notification dated 3rd April, 2024 mandating case-wise examination by screening committee and barring general or oral orders. Held: petitioners cannot be compelled to deposit licensed fire arms absent compliance with the 3.4.2024 notification and specific written screening-committee orders on individual examination. Petition disposed of. Petitioners: Santosh Kumar & Anr. (Pankaj Kumar Pandey, Neeraj Mani Tripathi); Respondents: State of U.P. through District Magistrate, Lucknow & 3 Ors. (C.S.C.).
What did the court decide?
Direction that the petitioners shall not be compelled to deposit their licensed fire arms until compliance of the notification dated 3rd April, 2024 and issuance of specific written orders by the screening committee upon examination of individual cases.