IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7759 of 2010 1. Basant Narayan Bharti S/O Rup Narayan Bharti R/O Vill.- Bagtarpa, P.S.- Barun, Distt.- Aurangabad (Bihar) 2. Pramod Singh S/O Late Dukhan Singh R/O Vill.- Bagtarpa, P.S. Barun, Distt.- Aurangabad (Bihar) Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Commissioner Magadh Division, Gaya 3. The Collector Cum The District Arms Magistrate Aurangabad (Bihar) 4. The Arms Magistrate Aurangabad (Bihar) 5. The Superintendent Of Police Aurangabad (Bihar) -------------------- 02. 14.10.2011 The petitioners are applicant for arms license under the provisions of Arms Act, 1959. It is the complaint of the petitioner that despite their application having been favourably forwarded by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Aurangabad for consideration by the District Magistrate, Aurangabad vide letter dated 26.8.2005 as contained in Annexures-2 and 3 respectively, the matter has rested at that stage as no final order has been passed by the District Magistrate, Aurangabad on the recommendation made by the Sub- Divisional Officer. Considering the circumstances aforesaid, this Court is of the opinion that no purpose would be served in keeping the writ petition pending and the same is disposed of with the direction to the District Magistrate, Aurangabad to consider the application of the petitioners for grant of arms license in the light of the recommendation made by the Sub-Divisional Officer as contained in his letter no. 285 dated 26.8.2005 insofar as the petitioner Basant Narayan Bharti is concerned and letter no. 286 dated 26.8.2005, 2 whereby the case of the petitioner no. 2 has been recommended for consideration and has been placed on the record of the proceedings at Annexures-2 and 3 of the writ petition. Any order in this regard, if not already passed, may be passed within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Needless to add that if in the meantime the application of the petitioners has already been considered and disposed of by the District Magistrate, Aurangabad, the petitioners should be provided with a certified copy of the same within the period stipulated hereinabove enabling them to seek statutory remedy as available to them under the provisions of the Arms Act, 1959 and the rules framed thereunder. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, J.)