IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9813 of 2009 DR.LALIT KUMAR SINGH S/O SRI KEDAR NATH SINGH, R/O MOHALLA- BY-PASS ROAD MAHSAURI, PS & DISTT-JAMUI, --------------------------------PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, JAMUI 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE JAMUI 4. THE DY. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,JAMUI 5. THE S.D.O., JAMUI 6. THE DISTRICT ARMS MAGISTRATE, JAMUI 7. THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE,JAMUI PS.DISTT- JAMUI------------ -------------------RESPONDENTS ----------- For the Petitioner: Mr. S.P.Parasar, Advocate For the State: Mr. G.P. 2 ------------- 2 17.8.2009 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Reason why the petitioner has approached the High Court is because his request for grant of arms licence made in the year, 2005 has not been responded to by the Licensing Authority, namely, the District Magistrate, Jamui. Petitioner further submits that inaction on the part of the respondents is also discriminatory so far as this petitioner is concerned that according to his information which is obtained through Right to Information Act the authorities have granted seven licenses in the year, 2008, some of them probably after the application of the petitioner. Without expressing any opinion on the merit of the case, this writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the District Magistrate, Jamui that he shall take a final decision on the application of the petitioner one way or the other preferably within eight weeks from the date of communication or production of a copy of this order. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)