IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13809 of 2005 TRIBENI KUMAR SINGH son of Late Ram Awtar Singh resident of village Dhamsaini, P.S. Saharsa, District Saharsa. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Commissioner, Koshi Division at Saharsa. 3. The District Magistrate, Saharsa. 4. The Superintendent of Police, Saharsa. 5. The Arms Magistrate, Saharsa Collectorate General Section, Saharsa ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Bijay Kumar Singh For the State : Mr. Shailendra Kumar Jha, J.C. to S.C. IX ------- 2 21/01/2009 It is the stand of the petitioner that his application for grant of arms licence is pending before respondent no. 3, the District Magistrate, Saharsa and his grievance is that till date neither the arms licence has been granted nor refused. Having heard Mr. Bijay Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and J.C. to S. C. IX appearing for the State and taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, I deem it expedient that respondent no. 3 takes final decision on the application of the petitioner, if already not taken, within six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. I direct accordingly. It is made clear that I have not expressed any opinion in regard to the entitlement of the petitioner for grant of arms licence and that shall be decided by respondent no. 3 in accordance with law. In order to facilitate early disposal of the application, the petitioner along with a copy of this order shall annex the application - 2 - filed earlier. This writ application stands disposed off with the aforesaid observation. (C. K. Prasad, ACJ.) AMIN