IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7566 of 2010 1. Samrendra Kumar Singh S/O Yogendra Singh R/O Mohalla- Dev Nagar (Majhaua), P.S.- Ara Town, Distt.- Bhojpur Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The District Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara 3. The Superintendent Of Police, Bhojpur At Ara 4. The Arms Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara. ---------------------------------- 3. 04.11.2011. Heard Mr. Baxi S.R.P.Sinha, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr.Arun Kumar, learned Assisting Counsel to G.P.5 for the State. The petitioner is aggrieved by inaction on the part of the Licensing Authority under the Arms Act, 1959 being the District Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara in the present case in not taking appropriate steps for responding to the application filed by the petitioner on 13.12.2005 for grant of licence of N.P.Bore Rifle. The application of the petitioner having remained pending,hence the writ petition. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondent no.3, the Superintendent of Police, Bhojpur at Ara enclosing letter No.1020 dated 29.3.2008 forwarding the case of the petitioner along with some others for grant of licence. The name of the petitioner appears 2 at serial no.69 of the said document and which demonstrates that it was forwarded on 29.3.2008. It is rather surprising that the District Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara the Licensing Authority under the Act, has not considered the application of the petitioner filed as back as on 13.12.2005, even while the same had been forwarded by the police authorities on 29.3.2008. Despite adjournments having been granted to the learned counsel for the State for obtaining instructions from the District Magistrate, the same has not yet been received. Considering the circumstances, no purpose would be served in keeping the writ petition pending and as such, the same is disposed of with direction to the respondent no.2 the District Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara to consider and dispose of the application of the petitioner filed on 13.12.2005 for grant of Arms Licence for N.P.Bore Rifle, within a period of three months from the date of receipt/ production of a copy of this order, if not already disposed of. ahk (Jyoti Saran, J.)