IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1526 of 2011 JITENDRA KUER CHAUDHARY @ JITENDRA KR.CHAUDHARY @Jitendra Kuar Chaudhary son of baidyanth Chaudhary, R.O.V Madhopur, malahi Tola, P.s. majhaulia, dist-West Champaran. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the collector, West Champaran, Bettiah. 2. The district certificate Officer, West Champaran, Bettiah. 3. The Branch Manager Punjab National Bank, Majhaulia Branch, West Champaran. 4. The Chairman, Punjab National Bank, Head Officer, Sansad Marg, New Delhi. ----------- 4 28.02.2011 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the State as well as learned counsel for the Punjab National Bank. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging order dated 4.2.2010 passed in Certificate Case No. 102 of 2001, by which the District Certificate officer, West Champaran Bettiah rejected the objection raised by the petitioner under Section 9 of the Bihar & Orrisa Public Demand Recovery Act, and directed the petitioner to deposit Rs.1,66,655/- with the judgment debtor-respondent. 3. After some arguments learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission 2 to withdraw the writ petition with a liberty to file an appeal against the impugned order under the provisions of the Public Demand Recovery Act. 4. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. However if the petitioner files an appeal under Section 60 of the Act before the appropriate Authority within 15 days from today along with a copy of this order as well as an interlocutory application for condoning the delay, the Appellate Authority shall consider the delay caused due to the filing of this writ petition and shall decide the appeal on merits in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from today. If the petitioner wants to seek some interim relief he will be at liberty to file an interlocutory application before the same Authority. Prakash ( S. Nayer Hussain, J.)