Shabeena Khatoon v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8756 of 2015 ====================================================== Shabeena Khatoon Wife of Enayat Ali resident of Mohalla - Bihari Saw Lane, P.O. Bankipur, P.S. Pirbahore, District - Patna .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Old Secretariat, Patna

2. The Divisional Commissioner, Patna Division, Patna

3. District Magistrate, Patna 4. Arms Magistrate, Patna Collectoriat, Patna .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Ajay Kr Singh No.1, Advocate For the State : Mr. V.K. Verma, AC to GA 3 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN ORAL ORDER 28-09-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner, who is a lady, claims that her application for grant of arms licence, even though having been filed in the year 2013, has been kept pending by the licensing authority as no final decision has been taken as yet.

Accordingly, this writ application is being disposed of with a direction to the District Magistrate - cum - Licensing Authority, Patna to take a decision upon the application of the

Patna High Court CWJC No.8756 of 2015 (2) dt.28-09-2015 2/2 petitioner in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order. (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J) Spd/- U