Rajendra Dubey @ Rajendra Kumar Dubey v. State of Up and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Arms licence application dated 28.02.2020, file no. 58, pending since 2020; writ of mandamus to respondent no. 2 (licensing authority); two-month deadline from production of certified copy of order; cost/compensation Rs.100/- per day of delay payable by respondent no. 2, recoverable from salary of erring officials; observation on red tapism, negligence, corrupt practices in arms licence processing; petitioner Rajendra Dubey @ Rajendra Kumar Dubey; State of UP; Allahabad High Court; writ petition disposed of; Justice Vikram D. Chauhan; order date 12.3.2025.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the licensing authority (respondent no. 2) to decide the petitioner's pending arms licence application within two months from production of a certified copy of the order; failing disposal within that period, cost/compensation @ Rs.100/- per day of delay becomes payable by respondent no. 2 at first instance, recoverable from the salaries of erring officials, in addition to the petitioner's other legal remedies.