IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1781 of 2010 1. PURUSHOTAM AGRAWAL S/O LATE MOTILAL AGRAWAL R/O VILL- DURGAPUR, PANCHAYAT PIPRAHI, P.S- BLOCK- RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SUPAUL 3. THE DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONER, SUPAUL 4. THE DISTRICT STATISTICAL OFFICER, SUPAUL 5. THE S.D.O. BIRPUR SUB-DIVISION, DISTT- SUPAUL 6. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, RAGHOPUR, BLOCK- SUPAUL 7. KANHAIYA AGRAWAL S/O LATE SATYA NARAYAN AGRAWAL R/O VILL- DURGAPUR, PANCHAYAT-PIPRAHI, P.S AND BLOCK- RAGHOPUR, SUPAUL 8. KAMLESHWARI SINGH PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, HARIPUR (PIPRAHI) P.S. RAGHOPUR, DISTT- SUPAUL ----------- 2/ 04/04/2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is the son of the deceased Motilal Agrawal. It is stated that the deceased died on 12.3.2006 in the State of Jharkhand. The petitioner has obtained a municipal death certificate from the competent authority in the State of Jharkhand. He is aggrieved by the death certificate issued by the authorities in the State of Bihar on 18.3.2006 at the behest of his nephew to contend that an enquiry has revealed that this death certificate was never issued by the authorities in the State of Bihar. He asserts that death having taken place in the State of Jharkhand there was no occasion for issuance of death certificate by authorities in the State of Bihar. It is fairly acknowledged that the date of death in the certificate dated 18.3.2006 is also recorded as 12.3.2006. 2 If the date of death as recorded in the two certificates is not in dispute, the court in exercise of writ jurisdiction declines to interfere. As and when the occasion may arise, the petitioner shall be at liberty to question the death certificate dated 18.3.2006. This being a question of fact shall then naturally have to be considered and decided by including taking of evidence by the competent authority as and when the occasion may arise. The writ application stands disposed with the aforesaid observations. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)