IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2281 of 2005 Md Azad son of Md. Wahid, resident of village Haflaganj Makdampur, P.S. & District-Katihar. …… Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Managing Director, Katihar District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd, Katihar, at & P.O. & District-Katihar. 3. The Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies-cum-Certificate Officer, Katihar at Mohalla Fakirtakia P.S. & District-Katihar. 4. The Branch Manager, Katihar District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd, Katihar, at Bata Chowk, Mangal Bazar, P.S. & District- Katihar. 5. Block Co-operative Extension Officer (BCEO)-cum-Cooperative Extension Officer, Katihar Block, Mrichaibari, P.S. & District- Katihar. 6. The Chairman Hafalaganj Primary Agriculture Credit Society Ltd., Haflaganj, P.S. & District- Katihar. ………Respondents. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Praveen Kumar Jaipuriyar, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Birendra Kumar, A.C. to S.C.-12. For the Bank : M/s. Mahesh Narayan Parbat & Satendra Kumar Dubey, Advocates. ------- 02/ 17.01.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging demand notice dated 19.07.2004 (Annexure-1) issued by the Assistant Registrar, Co-operative Societies-cum- Certificate Officer, Katihar (respondent no.3) in Case No.122 of 2004-05 under Section 7 of the Bihar & Orissa Public Demands Recovery Act, 1914 without accompanying the statement of accounts of the certificate debtor merely on the basis of requisition dated 20.11.2003 (Annexure-2) issued by the Managing Director of the Katihar District Central Co-operative Bank Limited, Katihar (respondent no.2) with respect to cooperative loan amounting to Rs.21,698.00. - 2 - 3. The main contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the statement of account has not been provided to him by the authorities without which he is unable to file objection under Section 9 or to file an appeal under Section 60 of the Act. 4. Although learned counsel for the respondents vehemently opposes the contentions of learned counsel for the petitioner but in the facts and circumstances of this case, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Branch Manager, Katihar District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd, Katihar to provide detailed statement of account of the petitioner-certificate debtor. The petitioner is directed to approach the said authority within fifteen days from today and the said Bank will provide the said statement of account to the petitioner within fifteen days thereafter. After obtaining the said statement of account the petitioner will be at liberty to either file objection or to file an appeal before the authority concerned which shall be decided in accordance with law without being prejudiced by this order. Sunil (S. N. Hussain, J.)