HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 2136 of 2008 (M/S) Ashok Kumar …. Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand & another …. Respondents Mr. Dinesh Chauhan, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. K.P. Upadhyay, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. 17th June, 2009 Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. The petitioner has moved an application under Arms Act, 1959 for the grant of Arms licence before the concerned authority i.e. the District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar/respondent no. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that although such an application is pending before respondent no. 2 since 30.10.2006, no decision has been taken on it. Although no counter affidavit has been filed in this case, this matter needs to be decided at this stage itself with the direction to the District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar that he shall take a decision on the application made by the petitioner within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy is produced before him. It is made clear that this Court is not passing any remark on the merit of the case. The District Magistrate shall dispose of the application of the petitioner in accordance with law after perusing all the relevant material. With these directions, writ petition is finally disposed of. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 17.6.2009 Avneet