IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1413 (M/S) of 2008 Naresh Kumar Dhiman, S/o Late Som Dutt Dhiman, R/o Village-Jagjeetpur, P.O. Kankhal, District Haridwar. ….Petitioner Vs State of Uttarakhand through its Chief Secretary Government of Uttarakhand, Dehradun, Haridwar and another. …..Respondents Sri H.M Bhatia, Advocate holding brief of Sri Arvind Vashisht, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri K.P. Upadhyay, learned Additional C.S.C. for the State. Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. Heard H.M. Bhatia, Advocate holding brief of Sri Arvind Vashisht, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri K.P. Upadhyay, learned Additional C.S.C. for the State. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent No.2 to grant Arms License to the petitioner for holding a D.B.B.L. Gun and to transfer/ endorse the D.B.B.L Gun No.4140 D/2 which was owned possessed by his father Late Sri Som Dutt Dhiman. Learned counsel for the petitioner made a prayer that the application is also pending before the respondent No.2, which was made on 26-2-2008. To meet the end of Justice without entering into the merits of the case, the respondent No.2 i.e District Magistrate, 2 Haridwar is directed to take final decision on the application dated 26-2-2008 in accordance with law contained in annexure No.8 to the writ petition of the petitioner preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. In view of the above fact, the writ petition is disposed of. All applications stands disposed of accordingly. (B.S. Verma,J) 12-8-2008 M.K. 3 4