Ashutosh Kumar, v. The State Of Bihar Through The Additional Chief Secretary,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1447 of 2021 ====================================================== Ashutosh Kumar, Son of Surajnandan Singh, Resident of Village-Akauna, P.O. and P.S.-Akauna, District-Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Home (Police) Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Additional Chief Secretary, Home (Police) Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3.

The District Magistrate, Patna.

4.

The Senior Superintendent of Police, Patna.

5.

The District Arms Magistrate, Patna.

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The Officer-in-Charge, Punpun Police Station, Patna. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Gaurav Govind For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Lalit Kishore (Ag) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 22-07-2022 The limited prayer made by the petitioner in the present writ petition is to direct the District Arms Magistrate, Patna to decide the application of the petitioner for grant/ transfer of the arms license in his favour made on 16.2.2019, which is still pending.

The learned counsel for the Respondents submits that in case the aforesaid application of the petitioner is still pending, the same shall be disposed of within a stipulated time frame. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the District Arms Magistrate, Patna to

Patna High Court CWJC No.1447 of 2021(2) dt.22-07-2022 2/2 dispose of the aforesaid application of the petitioner, if not already disposed of, by passing appropriate orders, within a period of 12 weeks of the receipt/ production of a copy of this order.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Tiwary/- U