IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11250 of 2011 Saheb Singh son of Chandrika Singh, resident of village-Bhawal, Police Station- Ram Nagar, District- West Champaran (Bettiah). ….. Petitioner. Versus 1. Central Bank of India through its Branch Manager, Kandhwaliya having its Head Office at….. 2. The Branch Manager, Central Bank of India, Kandhwaliya Branch Kandhwaliya, Police Station- Ram Nagar, District-West Champarana (Bettiah). 3. The District Certificate Officer, West Champaran (Bettiah). …….Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Bakshi S.R.P.Sinha, Senior Advocate with Mr. Lokesh Kumar Singh, Advocate. For respondent nos.1 &2 : Mr. Ajay Kumar Sinha, Advocate. For respondent no.3 : Mr. Suman Kumar Jha, Advocate. ---------- 04/ 16.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the Central Bank of India and its authority and learned counsel for the District Certificate Officer, West Champaran. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging notice dated 31.03.2011 issued by the Certificate Officer, West Champaran under Section 7 of the Bihar & Orissa Public Demands Recovery Act, 1914 in Certificate Case No. 160 of 2010-11 and for other ancillary reliefs. 3. After considering the averments made by learned counsel for the parties and the materials on record, it is quite apparent that against the said notice the petitioner should have filed an objection under Section 9 of the Act before the said authority who was competent to decide all the issues raised by the petitioner. - 2 - 4. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file his objection under Section 9 of the Act along with the requisite as well as a copy of this order. If such an objection is filed by the petitioner within fifteen days from today, the said authority shall decide it on merits in accordance with law within two months thereafter. Till the said objection is decided no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner. 5. However, if the petitioner is aggrieved by the said order of the authority under Section 10 of the Act, he will be at liberty to challenge the same before the appellate forum provided in the Act. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)