Sidheshwar Singh And ORS v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14178 of 2016 ====================================================== Sidheshwar Singh and Ors Son of Late Rohin Singh, resident of Village P.O. Panchayat- Khesarahi, P.S- Patepur, District- Vaishali. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar and Ors 2.

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

The District Panchayti Raj Officer, Vaishali, Hajipur null null 4.

The Collector, Vaishali, District- Vaishali.

5.

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

The Deputy Development Commissioner, Vaishali at Hajipur. 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, Vaishali.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Rajeev Ranjan For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Pushkar Narain Shahi-AAG-6 Mr.Manish Kumar, AC to AAG-6 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. G. ANUPAMA CHAKRAVARTHY ORAL ORDER 10-04-2024 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 respondent reported that he had no objection, if a direction is given to the respondent No. 5 to pass necessary orders under Section 10 of the Act duly taking

Patna High Court CWJC No.14178 of 2016(4) dt.10-04-2024 2/2 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.

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) vinita/- U