IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA MJC No.1084 of 2007 SANJEEV KUMAR Versus STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 03/ 28.07.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the opposite parties. This petition has been filed for initiating a proceeding of contempt against the opposite parties for disobedience/violation of the order of this Court dated 24.01.2007 passed in C.W.J. C. No. 9690 of 2006, by which the District Magistrate, Patna, was directed to consider the application filed earlier by the petitioner for arms licence and dispose it off in accordance with law within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a copy of the said order. It transpires that in view of the order of this Court an order has been passed by the authorities on 08.05.2007 ( Annexure `C’ to the show cause of opposite party no.2) holding that the application filed by the petitioner had already been disposed of by the authorities on 18.03.2006 (Annexure A) i.e. much before passing of the aforesaid order by this Court dated 24.01.2007 (Annexure 1). In the aforesaid circumstances, it appears that on the date when the order was passed by this Court i.e. 24.01.2007, no application of the petitioner for arms licence was pending before the authorities and there is no order of this court for reviewing the decision of the authorities concerned. In that view of the matter, it appears that the authorities have complied the said order and they have also tendered their unqualified apology for delay. 2 Accordingly, this petition is disposed of. However, this order will not, in any manner, stand as a bar to the petitioner in filing a fresh application before the authorities for arms licence if it is legally and rightfully required by him and if such an application is filed, the authority concerned has to consider the same in accordance with law. MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J. )