Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12574 of 2025, decided 15-04-2026 by Ajit Kumar, J. Petitioner sought directions for grant of an NP Bore Rifle licence and disposal of his application dated 24.06.2024 (Annexure-P/1) pending before the District Magistrate-cum-District Arms Magistrate, Nawada under the Arms Act. Court disposed of the writ with a time-bound direction: final decision within eight weeks, order to be communicated within that period. Keywords: arms licence; NP Bore Rifle; delay in deciding licence application; mandamus/time-bound direction; District Magistrate-cum-District Arms Magistrate Nawada; Arms Act; eight weeks; Annexure-P/1.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the District Magistrate, Nawada to take a final decision on the petitioner's pending arms licence application within eight weeks and to communicate the order so passed to the petitioner within that period.