The court directed the District Magistrate Rampur to decide the petitioner's application for a firearm licence within two months, with a penalty for delay.
Direction to decide the pending firearm licence application within two months; penalty of Rs. 100 per day for delay.
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Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:185586
Court No. - 33
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 39202 of 2024
Petitioner :- Hardeep Singh Respondent :- State Of Up And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Manish,Shivendra Bahadur Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.
Hon'ble Vikram D. Chauhan,J.
"i. Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents authorities / District Magistrate Rampur to issue the firearm licence of f N.P. BORE Revolver/ pistol to the petitioner, within stipulated time fixed by this Hon'ble Court."
Rampur, it is hereby directed that application for grant of arms licence of the petitioner shall be decided by the licencing authority within a period of two months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. It is hereby also provided that in the event the aforesaid application of the petitioner for grant of arms licence is not disposed of within the period herein above granted, the petitioner would be entitled to cost/compensation @ Rs.100/per day (for each day delay after two months) which is to be paid by the respondent no. 2 at the first instance and the same would be recoverable by the respondent no. 2 from the salary of the erring officials. This cost/compensation is in addition to the other legal remedies available to the petitioner including the enforcement of the present order, accordance with law.
Order Date :- 27.11.2024 D. Tamang
Digitally signed by :- DHIRENDRA TAMANG High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the licensing authority is directed to decide the petitioner's pending firearm licence application within a time limit.
Hardeep Singh
State Of Up
Vikram D. Chauhan
As recorded by the court registry
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