IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8191 of 2009 ***** Pawan Kumar Singh, son of Sri Ram Paresh Singh, resident of village- Rampur Bhasaun, Post Office-Sunderpur, Police Station Sakara, District-Muzaffarpur. …. …. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Divisional Commissioner, Tirhut Commissionary, Muzaffarpur. 2. The District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur. …. …. Respondents ----------- 2. 17.7.2009. It does not make this Court happy that a direction has to be issued under Article 226 of the Constitution of India telling the State authorities, in the present case the Divisional Commissioner, Tirhut Division at Muzaffarpur that he also has a duty to dispose of statutory appeals preferably within some kind of a time frame so that the issue comes to rest at his level and if a citizen is not satisfied with that order can move to a higher forum. In the present case the issue is disposal of an Arms Appeal No.19/08, which according to the petitioner was filed on 7th April, 2008 but no final order has come to be passed so far. The Court is informed by the counsel that in fact the matter has never been heard since then. With the limited prayer, which has been made in the present case, the writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the Commissioner, respondent no.1, that he shall find time, hear the appeal of the petitioner and preferably dispose of the same within eight weeks from the date of communication/production of a copy of this order. This writ application stands disposed of with above - 2 - direction. Pawan/- (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)