Janardan Trivedi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15787 of 2014 ====================================================== Janardan Trivedi S/o Late Sitaram Trivedi R/o Tiwari Tola Barsauni P.S. - Dagarua Distt - Purnea.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The District Magistrate, Purnea

3. The District Arms Magistrate, Purnea

4. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Baisi, Purnea .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Md. Bahauddin, Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocates For the State : Mr. Uma Shankar, Gp4 Mr. K. Kumar, A.C. to G.P. 4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN ORAL ORDER 08-02-2016 As prayed, learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction with respect to the description of the respondent no.3.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he has filed application for grant of firearm licence in the year 2007, however, no decision has been taken by the licensing authority as yet, who happens to be the District Magistrate, Purnea.

Patna High Court CWJC No.15787 of 2014 (2) dt.08-02-2016 2 / 2 In the aforementioned facts and circumstances, this writ petition is being disposed of with a direction to the respondent no.2, the District Magistrate, Purnea to take a decision in the matter of the petitioner on its own merit and in accordance with law, if the same has already not been taken, within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J) Sanjay-II/- U