IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5984 of 2011 ----------- 1, Sudarshan Kumar 2. Atul Sharma, both sons of Arun Kumar Sharma, resident of Mohalla Mirjapur, P.S./ Kashim Bazar, District Munger. … Petitioners. Versus 1. The Union of India, through the Secretary, Department of Home Affairs (Arms), New Delhi. 2. The Secretary, Department of Home Affairs (Arms), New Delhi 3. The Joint Secretary, Department of Home Affairs (Arms) New Delhi. 4. The Secretary, Department of Home Affairs (Arms), Government of Bihar, Patna 5. The Deputy Secretary, Department of Home Affairs (Arms), Government of Bihar, Patna 6. The District Magistrate, Munger 7. The Superintendent of Police, Munger 8. The Arms Magistrate, Munger … Respondents ------- For the Petitioners : Mr. Surendra Kishore Thakur, Advocate For the State : Mr. Dilip Kumar, A.C. to G.A. 2 ------- 02/ 21.04.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners for directing respondent-authorities to decide the applications filed by the petitioners through the Joint Secretary, Department of Home Affairs (Arms) New Delhi. (respondent no.3) for including their names as additional partners in the Gun Manufacturing Licence Form No. 9- 48/IX/78 standing in the name of M/s Hajari & Sons, in which the father of the petitioners, namely, Arun Kumar Sharma is an additional partner and for other ancillary reliefs. 3. From the arguments of the parties as well as from the materials on record, it is quite apparent that the petitioners have filed the said application on 16.12.2001 (Annexure 3) and also another - 2 - application dated 06.12.2010 (Annexure 7) before the Joint Secretary, Department of Home Affairs (Arms) New Delhi( respondent no.3). It is also apparent that the District Magistrate, Munger (respondent no.6) has also duly recommended for the inclusion of the petitioners’ names in the said licence, but till date the matter has not been decided by the concerned authority, namely, the Joint Secretary, Department of Home Affairs (Arms) New Delhi (respondent no.3). 4. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioners to approach the said authority, namely, the Joint Secretary, Department of Home Affairs (Arms) New Delhi within fifteen days from today along with a copy of this order. If such an application is filed by the petitioner, the said authority shall decide the matter in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. MPS/ (S.N.Hussain, J.)