( 1 ) BY means of the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged the orders dated 5. 6. 1997 and 1. 1. 1999, Annexures-4 and 9 to the writ petition, respectively, passed by licensing authority as well as the appellate authority cancelling the petitioners fire-arm licence on the ground that the petitioner is involved in criminal case being Case Crime No. 141 of 1996, under Sections 307/323/504/506, I. P. C. . registered at police station Munderwa, district Basti, which is pending before the court below and a charge-sheet, in this connection, has been submitted. With regard to the aforesaid criminal case, during the pendency of the present writ petition, this Court was of the opinion that the order cancelling the licence of the petitioners fire-arm shall remain stayed. This interim order has been passed by this court on 5th of February, 1999. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the trial of the aforesaid case, referred to above, being Sessions Trial No. 347 of 1999 has resulted into the acquittal of the petitioner from the aforesaid charge vide order dated 29. 1. 2001 passed by vlth Addit