Sanjay Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9133 of 2017 ====================================================== Sanjay Kumar Singh, Son of Sri Ram Kailash Singh, resident of VillageMuradpur Narkatiya, Post- Bhabhangama, Police Station- Majorganj, District Sitamarhi.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Bihar, Patna 2.

The Principal Secretary, Home (Police) Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 4.

The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi.

5.

The District Arms Magistrate, Sitamarhi.

6.

The Senior Superintendent of Police, Sitamarhi. 7.

The Officer-in- Charge, Majorganj Police Station, Sitamarhi. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh For the Respondent/s :

Mr.GA-4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 08-05-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents.

2. The grievance of the petitioner in the present writ application is indecisiveness on the part of the licensing authority.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has applied for grant of arms license after completing all the formalities and the same is still pending gathering dust before the District Magistrate, Sitamarhi.

4. Considering the aforesaid, the writ application is

Patna High Court CWJC No.9133 of 2017(3) dt.08-05-2019 2/2 disposed of with a direction to the District Magistrate, Sitamarhi to take appropriate decision on the pending application of the petitioner for grant of arms licence, if not already decided, within a period of 60 days after the general election. (Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) uday/- U