IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CIVIL WRIT JURISDICTION CASE No.11810 of 2005 Bhanu Pratap Singh @ Bhanu Singh, son of Ram Chandra Singh, Resident of village Bandipur, P.O. Ramgarh, P.S. Ramgarh, District Kimur (Bhabhua) …. Petitioner Versus 1. The state Of Bihar 2. The Collector Kaimur, District Kaimur 3. The District Certificate Officer, Kaimur 4. The Certificate Officer (Mines), Mines Anchal, Patna 5. The District Mining Officer at Sasaram, District Rohtas … Respondents -------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajiva Ranjan, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Binita Singh, A.C. to A.A.G.1 ------ 03/ 02.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This wit petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the entire certificate proceeding of Certificate Case No. 255 of 2001-02 and Certificate Case No. 249 of 2001-02 for realization of different amounts of royalties for the same period i.e. 2001-02, which, according to the petitioner, is illegal. 3. From the averments made by learned counsel for the parties and the materials on record, it transpires that a notice under section 7 of the Bihar & Orissa Public Demand Recovery Act, 1914 (hereinafter referred to as `the Act’ for the sake of brevity ) was issued against the petitioner and when he did not reply, coercive steps were directed to be taken against the petitioner. 4. The claim of the petitioner is that no notice was served upon him and he had no knowledge about the said 2 proceedings and when he came to know about the said proceedings he filed an application before the District Mining Officer, Rohtas on 04.08.2005, which had been received. It is also not in dispute that no further step has been taken against the petitioner and the matter is lying as it is and the District Mining Officer, Rohtas has also not replied to the aforesaid application of the petitioner. 5. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file his objection before the Certificate Officer under section 9 of the Act raising all his points which he has raised in this writ petition. If such an objection is filed by the petitioner along with a copy of this order and all requisites within fifteen days from today, the said authority shall decide the same under section 10 of the Act within three months thereafter. Till the said order is passed, no coercive step shall be taken against the petitioner. If the petitioner is aggrieved against any order of the Certificate Officer, he shall be at liberty to move the authorities concerned as per the provisions of the Act. MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J. )