Om prakash v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, CWJC No.3718 of 2025, decided 04-07-2025 by A. Abhishek Reddy, J. Om Prakash (proprietor, M/s Om Rice Mill, Aurangabad) v. State of Bihar, Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd and others. Challenge to notice under Section 7 of the Bihar and Orissa Public Demand Recovery Act, 1914 issued by District Certificate Officer; petition disposed of at admission with directions to file Section 9 objections within four weeks, Section 10 adjudication after hearing within three months, and no coercive steps in the interim. Statutes: PDRA 1914, Sections 7, 9, 10. No precedents cited; no costs or quantum.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of at admission stage with consent: petitioner to file objections under Section 9 of the Bihar and Orissa Public Demands Recovery Act before the Certificate Officer (Respondent No. 4) within four weeks; Certificate Officer to consider objections and pass orders under Section 10 after hearing, preferably within three months; no coercive steps against the petitioner till final orders, with liberty to the authority to proceed in accordance with law if the petitioner does not cooperate.