Gagan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.15316 of 2023 ====================================================== Gagan Kumar Son of Subhash Singh Resident of Village- Nayabazar Begha road ward no.- 03 Nagar Nigam Saharsa, P.S.- Saharsa, District- Saharsa. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, old secretariate, Bihar, Patna.

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The Principal Secretary, Department of home, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Divisional Commissioner, Koshi Division Saharsa. 4.

The District Magistrate, Saharsa.

5.

The Sub-Divisional Officer Sadar, Saharsa.

6.

The Block development officer Kahra, District- Saharsa. 7.

The Station House officer, Saharsa Police Station, District- Saharsa. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Aditya Raj, Adv.

Mr.Amarnath Jha, Adv.

For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Manish Kumar (Gp4) Mr. Sanjay Parasmani, AC to GP-4 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MOHIT KUMAR SHAH ORAL ORDER 03-05-2024 The limited prayer made by the petitioner in the present case is to direct the District Magistrate, Saharsa, to dispose off the application, filed by the petitioner, for grant of arms license, on 7.7.2022.

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Per contra, the learned counsel for the Respondent-State submits that in case, the aforesaid application is still pending adjudication, the same would definitely be disposed off, within a stipulated time frame, as is fixed by this Court. 3.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case,

Patna High Court CWJC No.15316 of 2023(2) dt.03-05-2024 2/2 I deem it fit and proper to direct the District Magistrate, Saharsa, to consider the aforesaid application, filed by the petitioner, for grant of arms license and dispose off the same, in case the same is still pending, by passing a reasoned and a speaking order, in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks of receipt / production of a copy of this order. 4.

Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed off on the aforesaid terms.

(Mohit Kumar Shah, J) Ajay/- U