-®, HIGH COURT 0F SIKKIM Writ Petition No. 10/2002 And Lachenpa, R/o. Tibet Road, Gangtok, East Distflct. Sikkm.. 1. The state ofsikklm, Through The Chief Secretary, Govt. of Sikkim, Gangtok. 2. The state Bank ofsikkim, Having its registered office at 31 -A, Nadonal Highway, P.O. & P.S. Gangtok, East District, Sikkm. 3. The cerdficate officer, East District of Sikkim, Gangtok. Coram: The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ripusudan Dayal, Chief Justice. Present : Mr. D. K. Singh, Advocate for the pedtioner. Mr. S. P. Wangdi, Advocate General with Mr. I. 8. Pradhan, Govt.Advocate for respondent Nos. 1 and 3. Mr. A. J. Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.2. Peddoner Respondent. Date of Decisior... 8b ]tdy> 2oo2 TUDGRENI Dayal, CJ Respondent No.3, the State Bank of Sikkim filed an application before the Certificate Officer, East District, respondent No.3 under the Sikkim Public Demands Recovery Act,1988 for a Certificate in its favour against the petitioner for an amount of Rs.59,13,029.22 due up to 30th September, 2001 including interest. Vide Judgment dated 30th March, 2001, the Certificate Officer issued the impugned Certificate dated 30th March, 2001 in Sikkim Public Demand Recovery Case No.180 of 2000. The petitioner pr , 6- ®1 has challenged the judgment and the certificate issued by the Certificate Officer on the ground that on the enactment of the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993, which is a Central Act, the Sikkim Public Demands Recovery Act,1988 has stood repealed. This submission finds support from the judgment of this Court in P. K. Saraswat versus Union of India -AIR 1999 Sikkim 16. Relying upon the decision, I allow the Writ Petition and quash the judgment and certificate dated 30th March, 2001 issued by the Certificate Officer, East District in Sikkim Public Demand Recovery Case No.180 of 2000. ` . 6tryvrfu dr :7 . ilo, a (RIpusudan Dayal ) Chief justice 08.07.2002