IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.6384 of 2010 1. Manoj Kumar S/O Sri Madan Thakur R/O Vill Motipur, P.S.Motipur, Distt-Muzaffarpur Versus 1. The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department Of Home, Old Secretariat, Government Of Bihar, Patna 2. The District Magistrate Cum Licensee Authority, Distt-Muzaffarpur 3. The Superintendent Of Police, Muzaffarpur 4. The District Arms Magistrate, Distt-Muzaffarpur 5. The Officer-In-Charge Of Motipur P.S., Distt- Muzaffarpur. -------------------- 4. 20.10.2011. Heard Mr. Jai Prakash Verma, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Ravi Verma, learned Assisting Counsel to G.P.12 appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner being aggrieved by the inaction of the respondent no.2 the District Magistrate cum Licensing Authority, Muzaffarpur under the Arms Act, 1959 and the rules framed thereunder and not taking any step in response to the application filed by the petitioner on 25.4.2008 for grant of arms licence, has filed the present writ petition. It is the case of the petitioner that despite the application having remained pending with the District Magistrate, 2 Muzaffarpur, no action is being taken by him in this context, hence the writ petition. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondents which is sworn by the Senior Deputy Collector, Muzaffarpur and in which it has been stated that the respondents acting on the application of the petitioner has required him to furnish the information which has been set out in the letter dated 20.8.2011 placed at Annexure-A to the counter affidavit. The District Arms Magistrate, at the same time, has also sought reports from the Circle officer, Motipur as well as officer Incharge, Motipur Police Station by a letter of the even date. Although learned counsel for the petitioner, on instruction, submits that the letter dated 20.8.2011 placed at Annexure-A has not yet been received by the petitioner, but considering that the same forms part of the present proceedings, it is sufficient notice to the petitioner to respond to the same. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and considering the materials on 3 record, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no.2 the District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur to pass appropriate orders on the application of the petitioner for grant of arms licence expeditiously and preferably within a period of three months of furnishing of the information by the petitioner in response to the letter dated 20.8.2011 placed at Annexure-A to the counter affidavit filed in the writ proceedings. ahk (Jyoti Saran, J.)