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Patna High CourtCWJC/4924/2020disposed

Jitendra Pandey v. The State Of Bihar

2022-10-11Mr. Justice Mohit Kumar Shah2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4924 of 2020 ====================================================== Jitendra Pandey S/o Late Shyamdev Pandey at present residing at Amrudhiyagali Nala Road, P.O. Bankipur, P.S. Kadam Kuan, District- Patna, Pincode 800004. Permanent address Village and Post- Katalpur Via Rjapatti Kothi, P.S. Baikuthpur, District- Goopalganj Bihar Pincode- 841420. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through Chief Secretary Bihar, Patna. 2.

The Home Secretary Bihar, Patna.

3.

The Commissioner, Saran.

4.

The District Magistrate, Gopalganj.

5.

The S.P., Gopalganj.

6.

The Office Incharge Bainkuthpur.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Surendra Pd. Singh, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar, AC to SC-8 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 11-10-2022 Though the present writ petition was filed for directing the District Magistrate, Gopalganj for disposing of the pending application of the petitioner for grant of arms license, which was filed way back in the year, 2013, however, on account of coming into force of the new Arms Rules, 2016, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks liberty on behalf of the petitioner to file a fresh application for grant of arms license, however, submits that the District Magistrate, Gopalganj, be directed to

Patna High Court CWJC No.4924 of 2020(2) dt.11-10-2022 2/2 expeditiously dispose of the same.

Having regard to the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the present writ petition stands disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file appropriate application in accordance with the Arms Rules, 2016 for grant of arms license and in case, such an application is filed within a period of four weeks from today, the same shall be considered, in accordance with law and disposed of, within a period of twelve weeks, thereafter.

The writ petition stands disposed of.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U