Parmanand Prasad @ Pramanand Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CWJC No.13260 of 2025, decided 08-12-2025, Anil Kumar Sinha, J. Petitioner challenged notice under Section 7 of the Public Demands Recovery Act, 1914 in Certificate Case No. 05 of 2025 by Certificate Officer, Hilsa seeking recovery of Rs. 14,21,570.26/- towards food grain dues. On the State's point that no Section 9 objection had been filed, the petition was disposed of with liberty to file objection before the Certificate Officer within four weeks, to be decided on merit in accordance with law. Keywords: PDRA 1914; Section 7 notice; Section 9 objection; certificate case; food grains; recovery dues; alternative remedy; Hilsa; Nalanda; Bihar.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to file objection before the respondent no. 4 - Certificate Officer, Hilsa within four weeks; such objection, if filed, to be decided on its own merit in accordance with law.