IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12546 of 2005 Srikrishna Singh, son of Late Pradeep Singh, resident of village Kumharson, P.S. Garhpura, District Begusarai. …………..Petitioner. Versus 1. The Collector, Begusarai 2. Administrator cum Managing Director, Land Development Bank, Budh Marg, Patna. 3. District Manager, Land Development Bank, Begusarai. 4. Branch Manager cum Certificate Officer, Land Development Bank, Bakhri, District Begusarai. 5. Ambika Prasad, Shankar Machinery Store, Tilak Nagar, Kachahri Road, Begusarai. 6. Shamul Mian, son of Dhongal Mian, resident of village Kumharson, P.S. Garhpura, District Begusarai. 7. Raj Kumar Singh, village Chakkapar, P.S. Naokothi, Distt. Begusarai. 8. The State of Bihar……………………………………Respondents. ---------------------------------- 02/ 25.08.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for the following reliefs:- (A) For issuance of an order/orders, direction/directions or an appropriate writ in the nature of mandamus and/or certiorari for quashing of the notices dated 8-5-01 and dated 24-4-02 issued by the Certificate Officer, Land Development Bank, Begusarai and to set aside the process of recovery initiated if any through proposed coercive measures thereunder by the said Bank for realization of Rs.25,000=00 as loan from the petitioner. (B) Issuance of order/an appropriate writ directing the respondents to pay the cost of litigation throughout. (C) For granting relief or reliefs which may deem fit and proper to the petitioner. - 2 - 3. Against the notice issued to the petitioner under section 7 of the Bihar & Orissa Public Demand Recovery Act, 1914 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’ for the sake of brevity) the petitioner claims to have filed an objection under section 9 of the Act which has not yet been disposed of. 4. In the said circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Certificate Officer, Begusarai (respondent no.4) within four weeks from today along with a copy of this order and a copy of the objection under section 9 of the Act which he had earlier filed and the said authority shall decide the same in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of four months thereafter. 5. Till the said matter is decided, no coercive step shall be taken against the petitioner. Harish (S.N.Hussain, J.)