Dheeraj Singh vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Dheeraj Singh vs State of U.P. and Another — Allahabad HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to respondent no.2 to accord consideration to the petitioner's pending application for grant of firearm licence and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law within two months from presentation of a certified copy of this order; no expression of opinion on merits.

Issue for consideration

Whether a direction should issue to respondent no.2 to decide the petitioner's application dated 13.11.2024 for grant of firearm licence, which remained unconsidered despite expiry of sufficient time.

Court's answer

Rule 13 of the Arms Rules, 2013 (framed under the Arms Act, 1959) prescribes a time limit of 60 days for consideration of a claim for grant of firearm licence from the date of receipt of the police report.

Ratio / Principle

The writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to accord consideration to the petitioner's pending application for grant of firearm licence by passing an appropriate order in accordance with law within two months from presentation of a certified copy of the order.

Key takeaways

The Court did not express any opinion on the merits; all issues were left open to be considered by the competent authority at the first instance.obiter¶¶14

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Firearm licence — Delay in consideration — Writ petition (WRIT - C No. 39185 of 2025, Allahabad High Court, Arun Kumar, J.) disposed of with direction to respondent no.2 to accord consideration to the petitioner's pending application dated 13.11.2024 for grant of firearm licence by passing an appropriate order in accordance with law within two months from presentation of certified copy of the order — Court noted that Rule 13 of the Arms Rules, 2013, framed under the Arms Act, 1959, provides a 60-day time limit for consideration of a claim for grant of firearm licence from the date of receipt of the police report — Clarified that no opinion was expressed on the merits and all issues left open to the competent authority at the first instance.

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

WRIT - C No. - 39185 of 2025

Dheeraj Singh

	Versus	.....Petitioner(s)
State of U.P. and Another		.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s)	: Akhilesh Kumar Shukla, Prakash Dwi	Pandey, Nikhil vedi
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: C.S.C.
Court No.- 9

HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondent-State.

The present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent no.2 to decide the application made for grant of firearm licence to the petitioner dated 13.11.2024.

It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that even after expiry of sufficient period, petitioner's application has not been considered.

Learned Standing Counsel states that in case petitioner's application has not been considered, so far, the same shall be examined by the competent authority in accordance with law.

Rule 13 of the Arms Rules, 2013 framed under the Arms Act, 1959 clearly provides time limit of 60 days for consideration of claim for grant of firearm licence from the date of receipt of police report.

In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this writ petition stands disposed of with a direction upon the respondent no.2 to accord consideration to petitioner's pending application for grant of firearm licence, by passing appropriate order, in accordance with law, within a period of two months from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order.

WRIC No. 39185 of 2025

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It is, however, clarified that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of the case and all issues are left open to be considered by the authority competent, at the first instance.

(Arun Kumar,J.)

November 25, 2025

Anil

Digitally signed by :- ANIL KUMAR PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad