IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.3571 of 2010 RAJAN KUMAR KHETAN S/O RAMAWTAR KHETAN R/O MOHALLA- PURANA CHOWK, P.S.- BUXAR, (TOWN), DISTT.- BUXAR VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER, PATNA 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, BUXAR 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, BUXAR ----------- 03 09.03.2010 On special mention the case is taken up. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that his application for arms licence was refused by the Collector, Buxar, on the ground that there was no specific recommendation for grant of arms by the police in favour of the petitioner. Being aggrieved, he preferred an appeal before the Divisional Commissioner, Patna Division, which is pending since two years. In my view, as the appeal is pending, the writ petition is not maintainable. The petitioner must exhaust his statutory appeal remedy. However, as the appeal has been pending for two years, the Divisional Commissioner, Patna Division would look into the matter and see that the appeal is decided on its own merit within two months from the date of production of a copy of this order before him. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Trivedi (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)