IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10929 of 2009 MD.ABU QAISER S/O MD. ABU BASHER, R/O MOHALLA QAISER MAZIL PATHER KI MASJID, PS-SULTANGANJ DISTRICT- PATNA------------- PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE HOME COMMISSIONER, BIHAR,PATNA 3. THE COMMISSIONER,PATNA DIVISION,PATNA 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE,PATNA 5. THE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,PATNA--RESPONDENTS ----------- For the Petitioner: Mr. Aajy K. Singh & Md.Waliur Rahman, Advocates. For the State: Mr. S.C.-7 Mr. Binay Kr. Pandey,Advocate. ----------- 2 28.8.2009 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Claim of petitioner is that he has a valid arms licence of non-prohibited bore kind which was issued by the State of Bihar. In terms of the direction issued by the Central Government and thereafter circulated by the Home Secretary, Government of Bihar vide notification dated 15th February, 2006 contained in annexure-1, certain guidelines have been issued if a request for expanding territorial area of the license is made. Petitioner’s claims that he fulfills all the criteria and in this regard he made an application before the competent authority i.e. District Magistrate on 2.4.2007 but no action has been taken on the same. The Court fails to understand as to why such matters are kept pending. If certain requirements and certain documents are necessary the applicant must be informed about the same. If the same is not furnished then the authority ought to have taken an appropriate decision on the issue. Pending of such type of applications only generates litigations of such kind because the issue cannot be put in cold storage without any final opinion on - 2 - the claim of the citizen. This writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the District Magistrate, Patna that he will take cognizance of the application of the petitioner and pass appropriate order/direction within a period of three months from the date of communication or production of the copy of the order. This writ application is disposed of with the above direction. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)