Rabindra Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18014 of 2015 ====================================================== Rabindra Kumar Son of Late Shyam Sundar Barnwal At Surya Automobiles (Hero Honda Show-room), Banka Road, Katoria, P.O. & P.S. - Katoria, District - Banka.
.... .... Petitioner
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through Home Secretary, Govt. of Bihar.
2. District Magistrate, Banka.
3. Divisional Commissioner, Bhagalpur Division, Bhagalpur.
4. Superintendent of Police, Banka.
5. Additional District Magistrate (Arms), Banka.
6. District Arms Magistrate, Banka.
.... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner : Mr. Deepak Kumar Mishra : Mr. Vishwa Nath Pandey : Smt. Manisha Pandey, Advs.
For the State : Madhubala Verma, A.C. to G.A. 2 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN ORAL ORDER 30-11-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner seeks direction to the District Magistrate-cumLicensing Authority, Banka, to take a decision upon the application filed by him for grant of firearm licence for N.P. bore pistol.
It is contended on behalf of the police that despite report of the police that extortion money has been demanded from the petitioner, no final order has yet been passed by the licensing authority.
Accordingly, this writ application is disposed of with a
Patna High Court CWJC No.18014 of 2015 (2) dt.30-11-2015 direction to the licensing authority to take a decision in the case of the petitioner in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, if the said decision has not been taken and while taking such decision, the licensing authority would be obliged to consider the decision of this Court rendered in Manish Kumar v. State of Bihar and other analogous cases (2015(4) Patna Law Journal Reports 212).
(Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J) SC/- U