Patna High CourtCWJC/17701/2015disposed

Saurabh Kumar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

2015-11-30Mr. Justice Dr. Ravi Ranjan2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.17701 of 2015 ====================================================== Saurabh Kumar son of Late Ganesh Prasad Mouar, Resident of MohallaSultanganj, Khan Mirza Lane, P.O.- Mahendru, P.S.- Sultanganj, DistrictPatna - 800006 .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar, through Home Secretary, Govt. of Bihar

2. District Magistrate, Patna

3. District Arms Magistrate, Patna

4. Additional District Magistrate (Arms), Patna

5. Divisional Commissioner, Patna

6. Sr. Superintendent of Police, Patna .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Ms Manisha Pandey, Advocate Mr. Vishwa Nath Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mr. Manish Kumar, AC to GP 28 ====================================================== 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, Patna, to take a decision upon the application filed by him for grant of firearm licence for N.P. bore rifle. It is contended that after the death of his father, the rifle owned by him has been kept with the Arms Dealer and the petitioner applied for grant of firearm licence so that the rifle of his father could be retained by him, however, though the application was made on 18.12.2014, it has not attained finality. Accordingly, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the licensing authority to take a decision in the case of

Patna High Court CWJC No.17701 of 2015 (2) dt.30-11-2015 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 Family Heirloom Policy as well as 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