Mukesh Kumar and Anr. v. The State Of Bihar and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
CWJC 7346/2017 Patna High Court, decided 19-04-2025 by G. Anupama Chakravarthy, J. Certificate proceeding (Certificate Case No. 184/2014-15) under Bihar and Orissa Public Demands Recovery Act, 1914; Section 7 notice; pending Section 9 objections; no Section 10 final order; writ disposed with direction to decide under Section 10 within two months; hearing and communication mandated; interim bar on coercive steps; merits left undecided; respondents included State of Bihar, Certificate Officer-cum-Additional Collector Vaishali.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction to Respondent No. 5 (Certificate Officer) to pass appropriate orders under Section 10 of the Bihar and Orissa Public Demands Recovery Act, 1914 within two months, after giving the petitioners an opportunity of hearing and communicating the order; petitioners directed to appear before the Certificate Officer; no coercive steps against the petitioners till the final order; interlocutory application(s), if any, stand disposed of.