IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1163 of 2009 (M/S) Tejpal Singh, S/o Late Sri Rodha Singh, R/o Village Shantar Shah, P.S. Bahadrabad, Tehsil Roorkee, District Haridwar (Uttarakhand). ……Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand, through District Magistrate, Haridwar. …..Respondents. Mr. A.K. Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. K.P. Upadhyay, learned Addl. C.S.C. for the State. Date:- 16-11-2009 Hon’ble B.S. Verma J. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed the amended memo of petition in the Court, the same is taken on record. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent to decide the application of the petitioner for the grant of license of the DBBL Gun on the ground that his father had expired and the gun is lying with the Vinayak Gun House, Post Office Road, Civil Lines, Roorkee, District Haridwar. Leaned Additional C.S.C. for the respondent has submitted that without inviting counter affidavit a direction can be given to the District Magistrate to decide the application of the petitioner in accordance with law. The prayer is innocuous. The District Magistrate, Haridwar is directed to take decision on the application made by the petitioner for DBBL Gun preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the said direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.S. Verma, J.) 16.11.2009 MK