Sanjay Kumar Singh v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Bihar and Orissa Public Demand(s) Recovery Act 1914 - Section 7 recovery/certificate notice challenged in writ; relegation to statutory remedy under Section 9 (objections) and Section 10 (order by Certificate Officer); disposal at admission stage with consent without going into merits; opportunity of hearing mandated; three-month outer/preferential timeline; interim restraint on coercive steps; non-cooperation caveat; Aurangabad; District Certificate Officer (Respondent No. 4); Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation; rice mill proprietor.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner granted four weeks to file objections under Section 9 before the Certificate Officer (Respondent No. 4); Certificate Officer to consider the objections and pass orders under Section 10 of the Act after giving an opportunity of hearing, preferably within three months of receipt of the copy of the order, communicating any order to the parties; authorities restrained from taking coercive steps against the petitioner until final orders.