IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12647 of 2005 Ram Nagina Tiwary, Son of Late Bhagwat Tiwary, Resident of Village and P.O.-Baraura, P.S.-Ramgarh, District-Kaimur, Bhabhua. …Petitioner. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. Secretary, Mines, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3. Deputy Director, Mines, Magadh Circle, Gaya. 4. District Mining Officer, Rohtas. 5. Circle Officer, Kaimur. 6. Circle Officer Ramgarh, Kaimur. 7. Certificate Officer, Kaimur Mines at P.O. East B.C. Road: Mitra Compound, P.S.-Budha Colony, District-Patna. …Respondents. For petitioner:-Mr. Ashutosh Ranjan Pandey, Advocate. Mr. Ramanuj Tiwary, Advocate. For State:- Mr. Anil Kr. Verma A/C to AAG-13 & Mr. V.M.K. Sinha, Advocate. 3. 29.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the entire proceeding of Certificate Case no. 124 (M) of 2004-05 (Certificate Case No. 299/1995-96) pending before the Certificate Officer Kaimur. 3. It is alleged by the petitioner that warrant of arrest has been issued against the petitioner for realizing certain amount without serving any notice upon the petitioner and without providing any opportunity under Section 9 of the Bihar & Orrisa Public Demand Recovery Act, 1914. Although, order sheet has been attached to this writ petition as Annexrue-2 but no warrant of arrest has been produced. 4. It is also apparent from notice dated 21.12.2002 (Annexure-3) that it had been given to the petitioner to file his show cause in the matter by 03.01.2003 failing which warrant of 2 arrest was to be issued for sending him to jail. It transpires that the petitioner did not comply the said notice and after more than 2and half years filed the instant writ petition. 5. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority in accordance with the provisions of the Act, if he is aggrieved by any notice or order of the authority concerned. If such an application is filed within 15 days from today along with a copy of this order, the said authority shall consider the same and shall decide it by a speaking order in accordance with law within three months thereafter. However, if any amount or interest is not found admitted and payable in the said order, the petitioner will be at liberty to challenge the same before an appropriate forum. Kamlesh (S.N. Hussain, J.)