IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.8029 of 2009 MITHILESH KUMAR SINHA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 2 16.7.2009 The petitioner prays for quashing the notice of Public Demand issued to him treating him as certificate debtor in Form No.3 under section 7 of Bihar and Orissa Public Demand Recovery Act,1914 by Certificate Officer, Munger on 1.12.1993 in Certificate Case No.716/1993-94. However, the requisition for the certificate shows the case no.712/1993-94. He submits that though the name of the petitioner is Mithilesh Kumar Sinha son of Late Girish Prasad Sinha it appears that the notices have been served in the name of one Mithilesh Kumar Singh S/O Girish Prasad. He prays for quashing the same as it is time barred. Learned counsel for the State submits that as he has already deposited road tax in question w.e.f. 1.4.1970 to 30.11.1993 and as such no payment remains payable in respect of the same. The petitioner can raise all these points before the District Certificate Officer to enable him to know how the case has been filed against him. The petitioner is directed to file appropriate representation before the Certificate Officer within three weeks from today. During aforesaid period, no coercive step would be taken against him to enable him to file his objection or show cause. 2 The District Certificate Officer thereafter will proceed to dispose of the proceeding in accordance with law. With the aforesaid direction this writ application is disposed of. Anilkrsinha (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)