IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10752 of 2005 Mostt.Tara Devi, wife of late Shivnath Pandey, resident of village Dawarian, P.S. Suryapura, District Rohtas. … Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Certificate Officer, Bikramganj, District Rohtas 3. The Branch Manager, State Bank of India, Bikramganj, P.S. and District Rohtas … Respondents ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Sachidanand Choudhary, Advocate For the Respondents : M/s Kaushlendra Kumar Sinha and Sunil Kumar Singh, Advocates For the State : A.C. to A.A.G. 3. --------- 03/ 26.07.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the orders passed in Certificate Case No. 129 of 2003- 04, by which warrant of arrest has been issued against the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the aforesaid proceeding was initHeard learned counsel for the petitioner. No one appears for the respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the orders passed in Certificate Case No. 129 of 2003- 04, by which warrant of arrest has been issued against the petitioner. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the aforesaid proceeding was initiated against her in the year 2003, whereafter a notice under section 7 of the Bihar & Orissa Public Demand Recovery Act, 1914 ( hereinafter referred to as `the Act’ for the sake of brevity) had been issued against her but the said 2 notice was never served upon the petitioner, due to which she could not file any application under section 9 of the Act. He further submits that an order under section 17 of the Act has been passed against the petitioner although non-appearance in the certificate proceeding was not due to her fault. 4. Considering the facts and circumstances of this case, this writ petition is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to file an application under section 9 of the Act before the Certificate Officer, Bikramganj (Rohtas) within fifteen days from today raising all the points which she has raised before this Court. If such an application is filed by the petitioner within fifteen days from today, the said authority shall decide and pass order under section 10 of the Act within two months in accordance with law without being prejudiced by this order. Till order section 10 of the Act is passed by the said authority, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner. The petitioner must approach the concerned authorities of the Bank also within four weeks for the settlement of the dues. MPS/ ( S. N. Hussain, J. )