IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14597 of 2005 1. Bijay Kumar Singh 2. Ajay Kumar Singh 3. Abhay Kumar Singh 4. Ajit Kumar Singh All sons of Late Bhagwati Singh Residents of village- Dulaur, Police Station-Jagdishpur, District- Bhojpur. ……Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Sub Divisional Certificate Officer, Jagdishpur, Bhojpur. 3. Asstt. Mining Officer, Bhojpur. ….. Respondents. ----------- For the petitioners : M/s Sunil Kumar & Ranjan Kr. Singh, Advocates. For the respondents : Mr. Piyus Lall, A. C. to A. A. G. –I. -------- 03/ 20.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners challenging Certificate Case No.83 of 2004-05 (84/1993-94) in which the petitioner was noticed to pay Rs.22,142.00 and also challenging warrant of arrest issued vide order dated 02.09.2005. 3. This writ petition had been filed on 28.11.2005, whereafter no interim order had been passed by this court. It is not the claim of the petitioner that he had been arrested on the basis of the impugned order or the proceeding, although the case has remained pending for about six years. 4. It transpires that the aforesaid proceeding was initiated long back on 10.12.1993, whereafter notice under Section 7 - 2 - of the Bihar & Orissa Public Demands Recovery Act, 1914 was issued against the petitioner, but the petitioner did not deposit the amount required and when last chance was given on 22.11.2004, petitioners appeared and filed their objections which was rejected vide order dated 02.09.2005 (Annexure-2) and direction was given to the petitioners to make payment of the aforesaid amount. 5. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this court does not find any illegality in the impugned action of the authorities concerned and hence this writ petition is dismissed with a liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal before the appropriate forum which, if filed, will be decided on its own merit in accordance with law. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)