IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2864 of 2010 M/S SHYAMJI INDUSTRIES & ANR Versus THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD & ORS ----------- 2 18.2.2010 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Petitioner had filed a very detailed objection petition under section 9 of the Bihar & Orissa Public Demand Recovery Act in Certificate Case No. 1/95-96. The Court after going through the objection petition can surely state that there are some arguable points which merits consideration but the Certificate Officer in his desire to conclude the proceeding, may be within a time frame has cursorily rejected the objection petition without meeting any of those points raised therein. Merely saying that the objection petition does not merit consideration because it is to delay the proceeding, is not a ground and it shows lack of application of mind to the facts and issue raised in the matter. The Court is conscious of the fact that it is an old proceeding relating to the year 1995-96 and it must reach its finality at the earliest. The impugned order dated 6.11.2009 stands quashed. The matter is remanded back to the Certificate Officer with a direction to the petitioner that he shall appear before the Certificate Officer within four weeks from today and shall urge all the points raised here and available in law and thereafter the Certificate Officer will be obliged to pass order in accordance with law. This writ application stands allowed with the above direction. RPS (Ajay Kumar Tripathi,J.)