IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.16641 of 2010 Date of Decision : September 16, 2010. Azad Singh .....Petitioner versus District Commissioner-cum-District Magistrate, Jind and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.Narender Sura, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner seeks a mandamus to direct the respondents to decide his application for grant of the Arms licence to him. It is averred that the petitioner had applied for the Arms licence to the District Magistrate, Jind in August, 2009 and upon verification of his character and antecedents, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Jind has already submitted his report on 29.12.2009 to respondent No.1 recommending for the issuance of Arms licence to the petitioner. Despite these recommendations, the District Magistrate, Jind has not granted the Arms licence to the petitioner. C.W.P.No .16641 of 2010 2 Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and considering the nature of relief sought in this writ petition, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the same with a direction to respondent No.1 to decide the petitioner's application for issuance of Arms licence by passing a speaking order as early as possible but not later than two months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. Ordered accordingly. Dasti. September 16, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE