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Dharmendra Singh v. State of U.P and 2 Others

Allahabad HC15 Feb 2026WRIC/46086/2025

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Firearm licence; Arms Rules 2016 Rule 25; legal heir of original licensee; delay/non-consideration of licence application; direction to licensing authority to decide within two months; writ disposed without merits opinion; Allahabad High Court; Arun Kumar, J.; Dharmendra Singh v. State of U.P. and 2 Others; WRIT - C No. 46086 of 2025; decided February 16, 2026.

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Direction to respondent no.2 to decide the petitioner's 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 the order; no opinion expressed on merits. ¶11

Dharmendra Singh Vs State of U.P and 2 Others — Allahabad HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

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WRIT - C No. - 46086 of 2025

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Dharmendra Singh

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	Versus	.....Pet	itioner(s)
State Of U.P And 2 Others		.....Resp	ondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s)	: Mukesh Uditansh	Kumar Pandey, Piyush u Pratap Singh	Pandey,
Counsel for Respondent(s)	: C.S.C.

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Court No. - 36

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HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State respondents.

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The present petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondent no.2 to decide petitioner's application for grant of firearm licence.

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Grievance of the petitioner is that even after expiry of sufficient period, petitioner's application for grant of firearm licence dated 20.01.2024 under rule 25 of the Arms Rules, 2016 as legal heir of original licencee, has not been considered so far.

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

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In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no.2 to decide petitioner's aforementioned 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.

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It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on merits of the case.

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February 16, 2026 Ashok Kr.

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(Arun Kumar,J.)

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

Dharmendra Singh v. State of U.P and 2 Others

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