Chandan Kumar Tiwary @ Chandan Kumar Tiwari vs The State of Bihar — CWJC/5989/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED on 06th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 20-Apr-2026

CNR: BRHC010377752026

e-Filing Number

08-04-2026

Filing Number

CWJC/8333/2026

Filing Date

09-Apr-2026

Registration No

CWJC/5989/2026

Registration Date

18-Apr-2026

Judge

Mr. Justice Ajit Kumar

Coram

Mr. Justice Ajit Kumar

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

CIVIL WRIT ( 15 )

Sub-Category

ARMS ACT ( 11500 )

Judicial Branch

Judicial Section

Decision Date

06-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED

Last updated 01-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Chandan Kumar Tiwary @ Chandan Kumar Tiwari

    Adv. Apurva Kumar

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.The State of Bihar

    Adv. ,Kumar Manish 1123

  2. 2.The Home Secretary,

  3. 3.The District Magistrate,

  4. 4.The Commissioner,

  5. 5.The Additional District Magistrate (Arms),

  6. 6.The District Arms Magistrate,

  7. 7.The Senior Superintendent of Police,

  8. 8.The Sub Divisional Police Officer, Sadar,

  9. 9.The Station Head Officer, Jakanpur Police Station,

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-May-2026

    Mr. Justice Ajit KumarView PDF

    Summary: The Patna High Court disposed of Chandan Kumar Tiwary's writ petition seeking an arms license for a handgun by directing the District Magistrate, Patna, to adjudicate his application (filed on 31.11.2021) and pass a final decision within eight weeks, with communication to the petitioner within the same period. The court found that the application was filed in prescribed format but remained pending without action, and the State's counsel acknowledged the competent authority's obligation to decide the matter according to law. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 20-Apr-2026

    For Admission - Fresh Cases

  4. 09-Apr-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. CWJC/5989/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Patna High Court disposed of Chandan Kumar Tiwary's writ petition seeking an arms license for a handgun by directing the District Magistrate, Patna, to adjudicate his application (filed on 31.11.2021) and pass a final decision within eight weeks, with communication to the petitioner within the same period. The court found that the application was filed in prescribed format but remained pending without action, and the State's counsel acknowledged the competent authority's obligation to decide the matter according to law. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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