IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11981 of 2008 ARVIND KUMAR SINGH SON OF VIJAY NARAYAN SINGH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE & P.O. MALPUR, PS. PATEPUR, DISTRICT VAISHALI (HAJIPUR) Versus 1. THE STATE BANBK OF INDIA THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, PATNA. 2. THE BRANCH MANAGER, STATE BANK OF INDIA, AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT BRANCH, SAMASTIPUR. 3. M/S. FARM MACHINING CENTRE, THROUGH ITS MANAGER, MAREPUR, MUZAFFARPUR 4. THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, SAMASTIPUR BRANCH, SAMASTIPUR. ----------- 2 29/04/2010 Certificate Case No. 25 of 1994-95 for non payment of loan was initiated by the respondents State Bank of India. The case has dragged on from one date to other. It is a categorical statement of the petitioner that his objection under section 9 of the Bihar Public Demand Recovery Act (hereinafter called the said Act) has not been decided by the Certificate Officer till date, still warrant of arrest etc. have been issued against him. From the ordersheet which has been annexed there is no indication that the objection filed by the petitioner has been decided. Adjudication of the objection under section 9 of the Act is a statutory obligation upon the Certificate officer and without deciding the same, taking other coercive action is - 2 - uncalled for. This writ application is disposed of with a direction upon the Certificate Officer, Samastipur that he will decide the objection of the petitioner filed under section 9 of the Act at the earliest. Till adjudication of the objection, no co-ercive action will be taken against the petitioner. AMIN (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)