IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10404 of 2008 SHRI BHAGWAN JEE JHA SON OF SHIVA NARAYAN JHA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SITAPATTI, MAHINAR P.S. PHULPARAS, DISTRICT MADHUBANI. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE CUM DISTRICT CERTIFICATE OFFICER, MADHBANI. 3. THE CERTIFICATE OFFICER, PHULPARAS, DISTRICT MADHUBANI. 4. THE STATE BANK OF INDIA THROUGH ITS BRANCH MANAGER, JAI NAGAR, DISTRICT MADHUBANI. 5. THE BRANCH MANAGER STATE BANK OF INDIA, JAI NAGAR, DISTRICT MADHUBANI. ----------- 3 10/05/2010 Petitioner does not deny the borrowing and the loan. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, there is no lack of bona fide even for his commitment to pay back the loan but the financial difficulty is coming in his way for repayments in one go. Even of today, the petitioner is willing to make a commitment for re-payment, may be in instalments. Offer of this kind at best be made to the Certificate Officer or to the Bank concerned. It is for them to consider the prayer after deciding the bona fide of the petitioner of his commitment to repayment. The Court is not un-mindful of the fact that the loan relates to the year 1993 and already 17 years have passed. - 2 - This writ application is disposed of with the liberty as aforesaid. AMIN (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J.)