IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 2693 (MS) of 2011 Mohammad Ikhtiyar …Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and another …Respondents Mr. G.C. Lakhchaura, Advocate present for the petitioner. Mr. H.M. Raturi, Standing Counsel present for the State of Uttarakhand. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral) 1. Heard Mr. G.C. Lakhchaura, Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. H.M. Raturi, Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. 2. The petitioner had moved an application under Section 3 of the Arms Act, 1959 for an arms licence before the District Magistrate, district Udham Singh Nagar, which is still pending since 2009. The contention of the petitioner is that no decision has yet been taken on the said application by the District Magistrate, district Udham Singh Nagar. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has moved last representation on 30.09.2011 the same may be decided. 3. The District Magistrate is a statutory authority for grant of arms licence under the Arms Act. The application, which has been moved by the petitioner although no limit is prescribed for deciding the same under the Arms Act, yet such application is liable to be disposed of within a reasonable time. 4. With the consent of the parties, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage with the direction to petitioner to move a fresh representation before the District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar, who shall decide the same in accordance with law within three 2 months from today after calling the report from the police station concerned if such report has already not been received. 5. With the aforesaid direction, the writ is disposed of finally. 6. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) Dated: 23.12.2011 Virendra