Champa Devi v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court CWJC No.8432 of 2025, decided 16-09-2025 by Justice A. Abhishek Reddy (oral order). Petitioner Champa Devi; respondents include the State of Bihar, private certificate debtors Vijay Kumar and Ranjeet Prasad, the District Certificate Officer-cum-SDO Nawada, and the DM Nalanda. Petition disposed without merits: Certificate Officer directed to finalise pending Certificate Case No. 11 of 2023-24 preferably within eight weeks, with prior notice to petitioner and interested parties and communication of the order.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the District Certificate Officer-cum-Sub-Divisional Officer, Nawada (Respondent No. 4) to pass appropriate final orders in pending Certificate Case No. 11 of 2023-24, expeditiously and preferably within eight weeks of receipt of the copy of the order, after putting the petitioner and other interested parties on notice; any order passed to be communicated to the party.