1 CGHC010358582026 2026:CGHC:42313 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 4977 of 2026 1 - Smt. Radha Agrawal W/o Shri Krishna Kumar Agrawal Aged About 49 Years R/o R S B Compund Main Raod New Sarkanda Police Station Sarkanda Distt- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Home Affairs Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, New Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The District Magistrate Cum Collector, Bilaspur Distt- Bilaspur (C.G.) 3 - The Superintendent Of Police, Bilaspur, Distt- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) ( Cause title taken from CIS Periphery) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Rahul Jha, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Anway Tiwari, P.L. appears on advance copy SB: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 29/09/2026 1. By way of the present petition, the petitioner has prayed for following reliefs:- RUCHI YADAV Digitally signed by RUCHI YADAV 2 “10.1 direct the respondent authorities and in particular to respondent no.2 to immediately decide the application of the petitioner for grant of gun license ANNEXURE P/1 within a period of 30 days as the period of original license is expiring on 27.11.2026. 10.2 Pass any other order/direction which the Hon'ble Court deems fit and proper in the interest of justice.” 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has preferred the present writ petition with a limited prayer. He submits that the petitioner’s father-in-law was granted an arms licence and, after his demise in November, 2024, the petitioner is seeking transfer of the said arms licence in her name. In this regard, the petitioner submitted an application dated 24.01.2025 before the concerned authority. However, the said application has not yet been decided. 3. It is further submitted that the concerned authorities had directed the Superintendent of Police to submit the requisite report, pursuant to which the Superintendent of Police directed the Station House Officer of the concerned Police Station to submit the relevant report. Proceedings in that regard have already been initiated and the requisite reports have been called for. However, the petitioner’s application is still pending consideration. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner, therefore, submits that the limited prayer of the petitioner is that the concerned authorities may be directed to consider and decide the petitioner’s application for grant/transfer of the arms licence in accordance with law within a stipulated period. He further submits that as the validity of the licence 3 originally granted in favour of the petitioner’s father-in-law is stated to be expiring on 27.11.2026, the application may kindly be considered before the said date. 5. Learned State counsel submits that the application submitted by the petitioner has already been taken into consideration by the concerned authority and the same shall be decided within such period as may be directed by this Court. 6. Heard counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 7. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case and particularly the fact that the petitioner’s application has been pending since 24.01.2025, the Collector, Bilaspur, is directed to consider and decide the said application expeditiously, preferably within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, in accordance with law. 8. With the aforesaid direction, the present petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Ruchi