Anil Kumar Singh v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.11648 of 2019 ====================================================== Anil Kumar Singh, S/o Late Lallu Singh, R/o Village- Badyoga, P.O.- Ropahatha, Hathni, P.S.- Nokha, District- Rohtas. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar.

2.

The District Magistrate Sasaram, Rohtas.

3.

The Superintendent of Police Sasaram, Rohtas. 4.

Sub- Divisional Officer Sasaram, Rohtas.

5.

Officer- in- Charge Nokha, Distt.- Rohtas.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vishal Saurabh For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Manish Kumar (Gp4) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR UPADHYAY ORAL ORDER 19-06-2019 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents.

The petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondents in the matter of grant of arms license. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the father of the petitioner, namely, Lallu Singh, was the original licensee pf DBBL gun, bearing no. 7903109. On being old age, he desired to transfer the DBBL gun in the name of his son. The father of the petitioner died on 10.08.2017. After his death, the gun was deposited with Bijay Shastragar on 30.08.2017. The petitioner thereafter approached the authorities for grant of arms license in terms of letter dated 31.03.2010 of Ministry of Home,

Patna High Court CWJC No.11648 of 2019(2) dt.19-06-2019 2/2 Government of India, which provides for grant of license to the heirs or the nominee of the licensee.

He further submits that time and again, the petitioner approached the respondents for consideration of his case for grant of arms license, but his request gone futile, as the respondents did not pay heed on the request made by the petitioner. He further submits that the Government has already formulated their own policy for grant of arms license, but the authorities are sitting tight over the matter for the last two years approximately, yet the decision has not been taken by the respondents for grant of arms license and for transfer of DBBL gun of his late father.

Considering the aforesaid, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.2 to take final decision on the claim of the petitioner for grant of arms license in terms of their own policy as well as 2016 Rules at the earliest preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order.

(Anil Kumar Upadhyay, J) uday/- U