Hema Singh v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8 of 2014 ====================================================== Hema Singh wife of Prashant Kumar Singh, resident of VillageYadunathpur, P.S. - Chutiya, Dist - Rohtas .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

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

2. District Magistrate, Rohtas Sasaram

3. Superintendent of Police, Rohtas Sasaram

4. Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Dehri, Dist- Rohtas Sasaram

5. Officer In-Charge Chutiya Police Station, Rohtas Sasaram .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance:

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajendra Prasad, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vivek Prasad, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 10-03-2015 None appears on behalf of the petitioner.

Counsel for the State is present.

The limited grievance of the petitioner is that though he applied for grant of arms license under the provisions of the Arms Act 1959 and the rules framed thereunder as back as on 25.1.2012 and which has also been duly recommended but no final order has been passed by licensing authority i.e. the District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram, the respondent no. 2 herein. Taking note of the grievance raised by the petitioner, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the District Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram to consider the application of the petitioner for grant of the arms license and pass final orders in

Patna High Court CWJC No.8 of 2014 (2) dt.10-03-2015 accordance with law and after giving opportunity of hearing to the petitioner within a maximum period of three months from the date of receipt / production of a copy of this order. (Jyoti Saran, J) S.Sb/- U