Allahabad High Court
TEJ BAHADURversusSTATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
Holding
The Court ordered the petition to be disposed of, directing that a properly filed application within three weeks shall be considered and decided expeditiously.
Summary
Petitioner Tej Bahadur filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the State to consider an application for transfer of his arms licence from one state to another under Rule 17 of the Arms Rules, 2016. The petitioner indicated he would file the application within three weeks. The State’s standing counsel contended that if the application is filed in the proper format with requisite documents, the respondent authority would decide it. The Court, after hearing both sides, disposed of the petition, observing that the petitioner must file a proper application within three weeks and that the application will be considered and decided expeditiously in accordance with the Arms Act and its Rules. No substantive merits of the licence transfer were adjudicated; the Court merely directed procedural compliance.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can direct the respondent authority to consider an application for transfer of an arms licence under the Arms Rules, 2016.
Legislation cited
Subjects
- Arms licence transfer
- Writ petition
- Procedural direction
- Arms Rules 2016
- High Court
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 39637 of 2026
Tej Bahadur
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State of U.P. and Another
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Dileep Kumar Tiwari, Jai Raj
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 36
HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for
State.
2. Learned counsel for petitioner, after arguing for some time, submits
that petitioner will file an application in prescribed format provided under
Rule 17 of Arms Rules, 2016 for transfer of arms license from one state
to another within a period of 3 weeks and concerned respondent be
directed to consider and decide the same.
3. Learned Standing Counsel submits that in case application is filed in
proper format along with relevant documents, concerned respondent will
decide the same.
4. In view of above, this writ petition is disposed of with an observation
that in case petitioner files a proper application within 3 weeks from
today, the same shall be considered and decided expeditiously in
accordance with Arms Act and Rules made therein.
(Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
September 30, 2026
N. Sinha
Digitally signed by :-
NIRMAL SINHA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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