IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16609 of 2007 RANJIT KUMAR son of Pradeep Kumar resident of Mohalla Idgah, P.O. & P.S. Dehri, District Rohtas Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Home Commissioner, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director General-cum-Inspector General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 4. TheDistrict Magistrate, Rohtas. 5. The Superintendent of police, Rohtas. 6. The Sub-divisional Officer, Sasaram, Rohtas. 7. The S.D. M. Dehri, Rohtas 8. The Arms Magistrate, Rohtas ----------- 2 30/01/2009 This writ application has been filed for quashing the order dated 23.8.2006 passed by the District Magistrate, Rohtas (Annexure- 6) whereby the prayer made by the petitioner to grant him arms license has been rejected. Mr. S. Alamdar Hussain, appearing on behalf of the petitioner, concedes that the petitioner has statutory remedy of appeal but according to him as the order is absolutely illegal, nothing prevents this Court from exercising its writ jurisdiction. In support of the submission, reliance has been placed on a decision of this Court in the case of Amrendra Kumar Singh Vs. State of Bihar and others, 2008(1) PLJR, 151. I do not have the slightest hesitation in accepting the broad submission of Mr. Hussain that existence of alternative remedy does not bar the jurisdiction of the Court. It is always a matter of discretion. However, in the face of statutory remedy of appeal being available, I am not inclined to interfere in the matter at this stage. As regards the decision in the case of Amrendra Kumar - 2 - Singh (Supra), relied on by the petitioner, the Court had interfered with the order of the District Magistrate but the issue of existence of alternative remedy was neither raised nor answered. Therefore, this decision cannot be said to have laid down a proposition of law that in every case, notwithstanding the remedy of appeal, this Court is bound to interfere. The petitioner, if so advised, may take recourse to the remedy of appeal. Needless to state that if such an appeal is filed, the same shall be considered in accordance with law. This writ application stands disposed off with the observation aforesaid. (C. K. Prasad, ACJ.) AMIN