Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CWJC No.1576 of 2024, decided 18-03-2024, Hon'ble Sandep Kumar, J (single judge). Onkar Rai v. State of Bihar & others (Chief Secretary; District Magistrate Buxar; Superintendent of Police Buxar; Arms Magistrate Buxar). Keywords: arms licence, legal heir of deceased licensee, heir loom policy, Section 25 Arms Rules 2016, Case No. 33 of 2022, application dated 05.05.2022, District Magistrate Buxar, disposal deadline 30.09.2024, writ disposed of with directions.
What did the court decide?
Direction issued to the District Magistrate, Buxar to dispose of the petitioner's pending arms licence application dated 05.05.2022 (Case No. 33 of 2022) in light of Section 25 of Arms Rules, 2016 within 30.09.2024, also taking into account the petitioner's heir loom policy claim; with these directions the writ application stands disposed of.