IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No 14059 of 2009 1. MANTU SINGH S/O- SRI PARTHESHWAR SINGH VILL- KHALPURA, P.S- CHAPRA MUFASSIL, DISTT- SARAN Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE HOME SECRETARY SECRETARIATE , PATNA 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE SARAN AT CHAPRA 3. THE ARMS MAGISTRATE SARAN AT CHAPRA 4. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE SARAN AT CHAPRA *** For the petitioner : Dr Alok Kr Sinha, Advocate For the S t a t e : M/s Ramchandra Pd Bharti, Sadanand Paswan & Santosh Kr Sinha *** 2 07.11.2009 The petitioner had applied for arms licence for non-prohibited bore revolver/pistol to the District Magistrate -cum- Collector, Saran at Chapra who is the licensing authority on 03.01.2007. He states that almost more than three years have gone by and all reports favourable to the petitioner have been submitted including the last one by the Superintendent of Police dated 26.08.2009, the matter is not being finalized by the District Arms Licensing Authority. It is indeed a shame that a matter of grant of arms licence is kept pending in such a casual manner for such a long time which only gives rise to unethical and contra constitutional practices. I am sure that the District Magistrate - cum- Collector would find time for discharging his statutory duties as well which includes the duties as the District Arms Licensing Authority and pass appropriate orders in the matter to conclude the matter one way or the other within two months of the production of a copy of this order before him. With this observation, the writ petition stands disposed of. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh)