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Now that we have filed a contempt case, the government has come out with the notification.” “The UP Arms Dealer Association contested the stay order, stating that it had led to the closure of almost 50% legal gun houses in the state,” said Dushyant Singh of Pratap Gun House.“The court lifted the stay in November 2017, but the government sat on it. GHAZIABAD: The UP government will soon start granting licences for possessing arms, which had been on hold for around four years following a stay by the Allahabad high court “Although we are yet to receive a formal notification, we have been informed verbally that fresh gun licences would be soon granted under the Arms Rule, 2016,” district magistrate Ritu Maheshwari said on Tuesday.The high court had issued a stay on issuing licences in 2014 after a petition was filed seeking a check on celebratory firing..