Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal v. The State of Bihar
Public Demand Recovery Act – Notice under S.7 – Petitioner had not filed objections under S.9
Case brief
What is this about?
Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal v. State of Bihar & others; Patna High Court; CWJC No.7497 of 2025; decided 08-09-2025 by A. Abhishek Reddy, J.; Public Demand Recovery Act Sections 7, 9 and 10; Masaurhi; South Bihar Rural Bank; objections against Section 7 notice; disposal at admission stage; 4-week liberty to file objections; 12-week timeline for final orders; stay of coercive steps; opportunity of hearing.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to file objections under Section 9 of the Public Demand Recovery Act within 4 weeks; consideration of such objections and final orders under Section 10 after affording an opportunity of hearing, preferably within 12 weeks; interim direction to the authority not to take any coercive steps against the petitioner till final orders. ¶24