M/L 376 24.06.2025 Court No.14 PRADIP IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION WPA 11543 of 2024 Shantanu Sinha @ Santu Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Mainak Ganguly …for the Petitioner. Mr. Debopriyo Karan …for the State. 1. Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record. 2. The petitioner seeks direction upon the appellate authority under the Arms Act for disposal of the appeal filed under Section 18 of the Arms Act, 1959. 3. It appears that the appeal is pending disposal for a considerable period of time. 4. The instant writ petition is disposed of by directing the Special Secretary, Department of Home and Hill Affairs to consider and dispose of the appeal in accordance with law at the earliest but positively within a period of sixty days from the date of communication of this order. 5. The writ petition stands disposed of. 6. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance of all requisite formalities. (Amrita Sinha, J.)