IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.52 of 2007 SUBASH CHANDRA PANDEY son of late Balram Pandey Resident of Balram Bhawan, Burhanath Road(Jogshar) P.S.Kotwali, Dist. Bhagalpur------------petitioner Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.Bipin Kumar, District Magistrate, Bhagalpur-Opp.parties ----------- For the petitioner :Mr.Rajiv Ranjan Singh For the State :Mr.A.Amanullah,SC-17 Mr.Jawed Gaffar Khan,AC to SC 17 ----- 2. 30.6.2009 The petitioner claims violation of the order dated 5.11.2003 passed in C.W.J.C.No. 2998 of 2003. By the said order it was directed that the licensing authority shall take decision on the prayer of the petitioner for grant of revolver/pistol licence within three months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of the order. In the show cause filed on behalf of the opposite party District Magistrate it is stated that the petitioner’s application for gun licence was taken up and the order granting licence was passed on 4.2.2004. Subsequently the other application regarding revolver/pistol licence was considered and on account of pending of the criminal case the same has been rejected by order dated 7.5.2007. 2 In the above circumstances, no case for initiating contempt proceeding is made out against the opposite party. The application for initiating contempt proceeding is, accordingly, dismissed. However, the petitioner would be at liberty to challenge the order dated 7.5.2007 by which his application has been rejected in appropriate proceedings. (Ramesh Kumar Datta,J.) spal/