Uday Narayan Shankar v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5879 of 2015 =========================================================== Uday Narayan Shankar, Son of Nawal Kishore Singh, Resident of Mohalla - Karyanand Nagar, Purani Bazar, P.S.+ District - Lakhisarai. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Home, Government of Bihar, Patna.

2. The Divisional Commissioner, Munger.

3. The District Magistrate, Lakhisarai.

4. The District Arms Magistrate, Lakhisarai.

5. The Sub-Divisional Officer/S.D.M., Lakhisarai.

6. The Superintendent of Police, Lakhisarai.

7. The S.H.O., Lakhisarai Police Station, District - Lakhisarai. .... .... Respondents =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Pramod Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Kumar Pankaj, A.C. to S.C. 2 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 21-09-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he had applied for grant of arms licence in the year 2014 itself before the District Arms Magistrate who vide his letter no. 83 dated 27.05.2014 had forwarded the same for necessary action but nothing has been done till date.

In above view of the matter, this writ application is being disposed of with a direction to the Licensing Authority-cumDistrict Magistrate, Lakhisarai to take a final decision in the matter of

Patna High Court CWJC No.5879 of 2015 dt.21-09-2015 2 / 2 the petitioner on its own merit and in accordance with law within three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, if any application has been filed by the petitioner for grant of arms licence.

(Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J) Sanjay-II/- U