IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9061 of 2005 AJIT KUMAR DUBEY, SON OF VIJAY BAHADUR DUBEY, VILLAGE RATAWAR, POST RATAWAR, DISTRICT KAIMUR AT BHABUA………………………………………PETITIONER. VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT MINING OFFICER, ROHATAS. 3. THE DISTRICT MINING OFFICER, KAIMUR AT BHABUA. 4. THE CERTIFICATE OFFICER (MINING), MAGADH ANCHAL, GAYA. 5. THE CERTIFICATE OFFICER (MINING), BHABUA DISTRICT KAIMUR (BHABUA) 6. THE COLLECTOR, KAIMUR AT BHABUA…..RESPONDENTS. For the petitioner : M/s Ashok Kr.Pandey and Rajani Kant Pandey, Advocates. For the respondents : Mr.Md. A. Akhtar, AC to GA-3 ----------- 02/ 28.06.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for quashing the entire proceeding of Certificate Case No.14 of 1998-99 including order dated 09.06.2005 passed by the Certificate Officer (Mining), Bhabua by which Warrant of Arrest was issued and for other ancillary reliefs. 3. From the arguments of learned counsel for the parties as well as from the materials on record it is quite apparent that although about six years have lapsed without any interim order passed by this court, the petitioner has not been arrested. It further transpires that there are sufficient provisions in the Bihar and Orissa Public Demand Recovery Act, 1914 according to which the petitioner can challenge the initiation of the proceeding and orders passed therein by the Certificate Officer before the authorities prescribed in law. - 2 - 4. In the said circumstances, this court does not find any reason to interfere and accordingly this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to take appropriate steps before appropriate authority in accordance with specific provisions of law. Harish (S.N. Hussain, J.)