Pratima Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13623 of 2016 ====================================================== Pratima Devi Wife of Pramod Singh resident of village - Champapur Agrail, Panchayat - Agrail Khurd, P.S. Baligaon, District - Vaishali ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Panchayti Raj Department, Bihar, Patna.

2.

The Director, Panchayati Raj Department, Bihar, Patna 3.

The District Panchayati Raj Officer, Vaishali, Hajipur 4.

The Collector, Vaishali, District Vaishali 5.

The Certificate Officer - Cum - Additional Collector, District Vaishali 6.

The Deputy Development Commissioner - Cum - Chief Executive officer, District Parishad, Vaishali at 7.

The Sub - Divisional officer, Mahnar, Vaishali 8.

The Deputy Collector Land Reforms, Mahnar, Vaishali 9.

The Block Development officer - Cum - Executive Officer, Panchayat Samiti, Prakhand Deshri, Vaishal ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Rajeev Ranjan, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Manish Kumar, AC to AAG 6 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. G. ANUPAMA CHAKRAVARTHY ORAL ORDER 11-07-2024 Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks indulgence of this Court to grant liberty to file the objections under Section 9 of the Bihar and Orissa Public Demands Recovery Act, 1914 and direct the authority to pass necessary orders duly taking into account the objections filed by the petitioner.

2. Learned counsel for the respondents reported that he has no objection, if a direction is given to the respondent No. 5 to pass necessary orders under Section 10 of the Act duly

Patna High Court CWJC No.13623 of 2016(4) dt.11-07-2024 2/2 taking into account the objections filed by the petitioner.

3. Having regard to the above made submissions, without going into the merits or demerits of the case, the present writ petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to file his objections under Section 9 before the Respondent No. 5 within a period of four weeks from today. On such objections being filed, the authority concerned shall pass necessary orders under Section 10 of the Act.

4. It is needless to mention that before passing any order, the authority concerned shall give an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Any order passed shall be communicated to the petitioner. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of filing of the objections by the petitioner.

5. Till the passing of the final order by the Certificate Officer, it is directed that no coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner herein.

(G. Anupama Chakravarthy, J) Spd/- U