JUDGMENT :

MANISH MATHUR, J.

1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite parties.

2. In pursuance to directions issued earlier, Mr. Ravindra Kumar District Magistrate, Unnao and Mr. Narendra Singh Officer-In-Charge, Arms/Additional District Magistrate, Unnao are present.

3. Petition has been filed against order dated 22nd March, 2021 rejecting petitioner's application for registration/renewal of arms licence at his present address in Uttar Pradesh bearing Licence No. 8820/DM/SSA Revolver No. S2252 N.P. bore. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner was employed in Indian Air Force and was issued a licence for the aforesaid revolver in the year 2012 on 27th April, 2012 from District Sirsa, State of Haryana. He subsequently took voluntary retirement from service and started residing in district Unnao in State of U.P. in 2014. It is submitted that arms licence was issued by the District Magistrate, Sirsa, Haryana up till 2015 which was thereafter renewed up till 2016.

4. It is submitted that in view of the fact that petitioner subsequently started residing in State of U.P. he gave an application dated 12th January, 2015 to the District M