IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3151 of 2009 1. SHAILESH KUMAR 2. SANJAY KUMAR Both sons of Sri Krishna Prasad, residents of Karbigahiya, P.S. Jakkanpur, District – Patna. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR, represented through Secretary, Govt. of Bihar, sitting at Old Secretariat building , Bailey Raod, Patna. 2. The District Magistrate, Patna. 3. Sr. Superintendent of Police, Patna. 4. Officer-in-charge, Jakkanpur Police Station. ----------- 02. 16.03.2009 The limited prayer of the petitioners is that their applications for grant of arms licence namely, receipt Nos. 7325 and 7326 dated 31.3.2008 are not being considered by the licensing authority at the earliest despite the ground reality that the petitioners are on the receiving end from the criminals of the locality and they have serious apprehension to their life and property. Since no decision has been taken they have filed the present writ application. The writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the respondent No.2, the District Magistrate, Patna that he shall take a decision in the matter at the earliest preferably within a period of four months from the date of communication / production of a copy of this order. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)