IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2726 of 2004 SHYAMJEE TIWARY Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 3. 2.5.2008. In the year 1992 petitioner had made an application for issuance of a license for a double barrel gun but since nothing came to be done for many a years petitioner filed the present writ application. The writ application was filed in the year 2004 and the petitioner does not have any input even today whether any decision has finally been taken on his application or not. The response of the State in the present writ application is no better. If the request for issuance of arms license has not been responded to for more than a decade, a counter affidavit in the present case has also not been filed for the last four years. What better example of callousness on behalf of the respondents. Looking at the large scale complaints of similar kind, a P.I.L. came to be filed before this Court and a Division Bench of this High Court in the case of Dwivedy Surendra, Advocate v. The State of Bihar, 2007(3) PLJR 76, issued certain directions and guidelines. But whether it has had any effect upon the respondents saddled with the responsibility in such matters is still to be gathered and fathomed. At this stage this Court only expresses its hope that respondent authorities would have enough wisdom upon them that directions of Courts passed in various matters are not only for the benefits of lawyers to be read from law reports and analyzed from time to time but is 2 directed against the persons responsible, who compel the citizens to come before this Court. It is hoped and expected that the District Magistrate, Rohtas, if he has not taken any decision in the matter, shall oblige this Court by passing appropriate orders within three months of communication of this order. This writ application is disposed of with the above direction. Pawan/- (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)