IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.4886 of 2009 SUDHIR KUMAR GUPTA son of late Narain Lal resident of Kamla Nehru Nagar, P.O. GPO,Patna P.S.Kotwali,District Patna-------petitioner Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR through its Home Secretary Bihar,Patna 2.The District Magistrate, Patna District Patna 3.The Superintendent of Police,District Patna 4.The Deputy Superintendent of Police,Patna 5.The Officer-in-charge, Kotwali Police Station Patna, District Patna-----------respondents ----------- 2. 17.4.2009 The petitioner is aggrieved by the fact that his application for arms licence is effectively pending since the year 1997 when he had first applied for the same but when it was told to him by the authorities that his application is missing he again filed application in the year 2006. The said application has not yet been disposed of. In the above circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the District Magistrate, Patna to consider and dispose of the application filed by the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) spal/