THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No. 1996 of 2008. Mohan Lal S/O Shri Khem Chand, R/O Ward No. 8, Near Ramlila Grouind Sitarganj, P.S. Sitarganj, District Udham Singh Nagar. … Petitioner. Vs. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary (Home), Government of Uttarakhand, Dehradun and another. …Respondents. Sri Dinesh Chauhan, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri K.P.Upadhyay, Learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State for the respondents. Date November 14, 2008. P.C.: Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. Heard . This writ petition has been filed for issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no. 2 to decide the application of the petitioner dated 30-6-2006 for grant of gun licence. According to the petitioner, he is a businessman in the town of Sitarganj, district Udham Singh Nagar. The petitioner has applied for arm licence before the District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar on 30-6-2006 for his personal safety. A copy of the application filed by the petitioner on 30-6-2006 has been annexed as Annexure No. 1 to the writ petition. The application is pending for disposal since more than two years. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar, is directed to decide the application of the petitioner expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order, if there is no other legal impediment. With the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.S. Verma,J.) RCP