IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16880 of 2009 1. SATYENDRA KUMAR SINGH S/O SRI BHUBNESHWAR PRASAD SINGH R/O SAKUNTLA SADAN, CHITRAGUPT MARG, JAKANPUR, P.S.- JAKKANPUR, DISTT.- PATNA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COLLECTOR PATNA ----------- 2/ 10/12/2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is stated to have applied for an Arms licence on 31.12.2008. The powers of the Licensing Authority are not absolute but are regulated by the statutory provisions of the Arms Act. He has an obligation to either grant or refuse the licence. He has no power to sit over the application for grant of a licence. Let the District Magistrate consider the application of the petitioner and dispose it off in accordance with the provisions of the Arms Act within a maximum period of one month from the date of receipt/presentation of a copy of this order. The writ application stands disposed. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)