IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1022 of 2010 1. DHANANTAR RAI S/O SRI BHUNESHWAR RAI R/O VILL- PANAPUR, P.S. KARGAHAR, DISTT. ROHTAS Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE HOME SECRETARY GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE COMMISSIONER PATNA DIVISION, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE ROHTAS AT SASARAM, DISTT. ROHTAS ----------- 2/ 15/03/2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is aggrieved by statutory speaking orders passed rejecting his application for Arms Licence on specified grounds. Therefore, the Court does not consider it necessary to ask for a counter affidavit which in any event cannot improve upon the reasons and grounds as specified in a statutory order. The application was originally rejected on 9.8.2006 by the District Magistrate with the finding that there appeared no threat perception against the petitioner. He went in appeal. On 12.6.2007 the Appellate Authority remanded the matter on grounds of violation of Principles of Natural Justice to make a fresh assessment of threat perception. The District Magistrate has passed a fresh order on 30.7.2009 that the petitioner has been unable to demonstrate any fresh threat perception in context of the previous orders. The submission on behalf of the petitioner 2 is limited that threat perception is not one of the statutory grounds under Section-14 of the Arms Act for rejection of an application. Learned counsel for the State rightly submits that considering the long passage of time any fresh application has to be considered by the authorities in accordance with law. If the petitioner applies afresh for an Arms Licence, let it be considered afresh in accordance with law when the impugned orders as aforesaid shall be no impediment at all and cannot be taken into consideration. Let such application be considered in this manner within a maximum period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order along with such fresh application. The writ application stands disposed. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)