IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.5954 of 2005 Madan Mohan Sharma, son of late Ram Briksh Sharma, resident of mohalla Rajvanshi Nagar, Road No. 1, Extension, P.S. Shastrinagar, Town and district Patna …… Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through Home Secretary, Home (Police) Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 2. District Magistrate, Patna 3. Additional District Magistrate (I/C Arms), Patna 4. Divisional Commissioner, Patna For the Petitioner : Mr. Utsav Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajeev Lochan, AC to GA 9 4 14.10.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner seeks direction to the respondent for taking a decision on the representation filed by the petitioner with a prayer to make necessary changes in the Arms License No. 17 of 2004 under Shastrinagar Police Station, Patna. The petitioner was granted license which was valid for the State of Bihar. However, subsequently the petitioner applied for validity of the license throughout the country. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that though the District 2 Magistrate concerned has recommended favourably but his request was refused by the Government without assigning any reason for such refusal. However, a counter affidavit filed on behalf of the State discloses that during the pendency of this writ application, in view of the new Government circular No. 1721 dated 15.2.2006, again a report was called for along with recommendation of the District Magistrate with regard to the petitioner vide Annexure C and the District Arms Magistrate has directed the petitioner to submit the documents as described in Annexure D. However, the petitioner in his reply has stated that he has already submitted the documents in the year 2005 itself. Learned counsel for the State submits that since petitioner has not submitted necessary documents, the matter is yet to be disposed of by the authorities. In above view of the matter, this writ application is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to submit the set of documents as required under Annexure D before the District Arms Magistrate, Patna along with certified copy of this 3 order. Upon doing so the concerned authority shall take steps and consider the case of the petitioner on its own merit and in accordance with law and according to the new circular as mentioned in the counter affidavit within a period of three months from the date of submission of the documents along with a certified copy of this order. Spd/- ( Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)