IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20107 of 2011 Syed Moshahid Asdaque S/O Late Shah Mashhood Asdaque Resident of C-4, Sector-Ii, New Millate Colony, Station Road, Phulwari Sharif, P.S- Phulwari Sharif, Patna. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The District Magistrate, Patna. 3. The District License Magistrate, Patna. ---------------------------------- 02/ 23.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. In the instant application, the petitioner prays for a direction to Respondent No. 3 to dispose of his application dated 22.06.2009 for grant of gun license. The petitioner submits that his father was a holder of gun license bearing License No. 930 of 1958 having Gun No. 97730 on account of age and ailment. The petitioner’s father wanted to transfer his gun in favour of the petitioner, as such he filed an application on 22.06.2009 contained in Annexure-1 before the Magistrate, Arms License for transfer of his gun as well as for grant of license in favour of the petitioner, who is his son. The petitioner on the same date i.e. 22.06.2009 duly applied for grant of arms license in appropriate format. The application of the petitioner is appended as Annexure-2 series to this writ application. During the pendency of the application for grant of arms license, the father of the petitioner died on 15.02.2010. The 2 petitioner after due permission deposited Gun No. 97730 in the name of his father on 09.09.2010 in Krishna & Co., Arms and Ammunition Dealers, Kadamkuan, Patna. The petitioner submits that he holds good character and the police too has recommended for grant of arms license. The petitioner submits that apart from security factor, the grant of license would facilitate transfer of his father’s gun in his name. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I dispose of this application with a direction to Respondent No. 3 to dispose of the application for grant of arms license of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order in the aforesaid background. DKS/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)