IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8342 of 2010 1. Md.Siddique S/O Md. Nizamuddin R/O Vill Khiri Bandh, P.S.Jagdishpur, Distt-Bhagalpur Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Divisional Commissioner Bhagalpur Division, Distt-Bhagalpur 3. The District Magistrate Bhagalpur 4. The Sub Divisional Magistrate Bhgalpur ---------------------------------- with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8367 of 2010 1. Md.Anwar S/O Md. Nizamuddin R/O Vill Khiri Bandh, P.S.Jagdishpur, Distt-Bhagalpur Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Divisional Commissioner Bhagalpur Division, Distt-Bhagalpur 3. The District Magistrate Bhagalpur 4. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate Bhagalpur ---------------------------------- with Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8762 of 2010 1. Md.Nizamuddin S/O Late Sheikh Mazeed R/O Vill Khiri Bandh, P.S.Jagdishpur, Distt-Bhagalpur Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Divisional Commissioner Bhagalpur Division, Distt-Bhagalpur 3. The District Magistrate Bhagalpur 4. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate Bhagalpur. ---------------------------------- 2. 18.11.2011. Heard Mr. Dhirendra Nath Jha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners in all these matters. In each of these writ petitions, the petitioners being aggrieved by the order passed by the Licensing Authority under the Arms Act, 1959 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) and the rules framed thereunder in canceling the arms licences of the petitioners, had preferred statutory appeals 2 under the provisions of the Act before the Divisional Commissioner, Bhagalpur the appellate authority under the Act. As the appeals before the Appellate Authority were not being disposed of, hence these writ petitions were filed seeking appropriate directions for their disposal. Mr. Jha, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that during the pendency of the proceedings, the respective appeals of these petitioners have since been disposed of and the matters have been remanded back to the Licensing Authority, i.e the District Magistrate, Bhagalpur for passing fresh order in accordance with law. That being the position, these writ petitions in so far as the grievances of these petitioners are concerned, have become infructuous. These writ petitions stands disposed of as having become infructuous. As the matters upon remand is now pending consideration before the District Magistrate, Bhagalpur being the Licensing Authority under the Act, he would be well advised to consider and dispose of the matters pending before him expeditiously and in accordance with law. ahk (Jyoti Saran, J.)