IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16375 of 2008 1. CHANDRA PRABHA SINGH WIDOW OF LATE RATNESH NARAYAN SINGH 2. RANVEER NARAYAN SINGH SON OF LATE RATNESH NARAYAN SINGH BOTH RESIDENTS OF 306, PATLIPUTRA COLONY, POST OFFICE AND P.S. PATLIPUTRA, DISTRICT PATNA. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE COLLECTOR, BHAGALPUR. 2. THE ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR (REVENUE), BHAGALPUR. 3. THE SUB REGISTRAR, REGISTRY BUILDING, COURT CAMPUS, BHAGALPUR. 4. SHRI AJAY SINGH SON OF LATE JANAK SINGH RESIDENT OF MOHALLA ISHAQ CHAK. P.S. ISHAQ CHAK, DISTRICT BHAGALPUR. 5. THE CERTIFICATE OFFICER, BHAGALPUR. with CWJC No.13181 of 2008 CHANDRA PRABHA SINGH & ANR . Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS . with CWJC No.14400 of 2008 CHANDRA PRABHA SINGH & ANR . Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS . with CWJC No.14773 of 2008 CHANDRA PRABHA SINGH & ANR . Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS . with CWJC No.14334 of 2008 CHANDRA PRABHA SINGH & ANR . Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS . ----------- 2 10/05/2010 After having heard learned counsel for the - 2 - petitioners and learned counsel for the State, all these five writ applications are disposed of with an observation and direction that irrespective of the order which may have been passed by the Certificate Officer from time to time with regard to inability or failure of these petitioners to file their objection under section 9 of the Bihar Public Demand Recovery Act within the time frame in the Certificate Cases, the Certificate Officer will give an opportunity of hearing to the petitioners in all the cases under section 9 of the Act and only after he renders his opinion on the objection, he will proceed in the matter dependent on the outcome and validity of such objections. All these writ applications are disposed of with the observation and direction as stated above. AMIN (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)