M/S Maa Durga Mini Rice Mill v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.7350 of 2015 ====================================================== M/s Maa Durga Mini Rice Mill, situated at Village-Barhar Tola, P.S.- Bihiya, District-Bhojpur, through its Proprietor Sri Rajendra Prasad, S/o Sri Jawahar Prasad .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the District Magistrate, Bhojpur, Ara.

2. The District Certificate Officer, Bhojpur, Ara.

3. The District Manager, State Food Corporation Bhojpur at Ara.

4. The Sub-Divisional Office, Piro, District-Bhojpur. .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner : Mr. Naresh Malhotra, Senior Advocate For BSFC : M/s. Shailendra Kumar Singh and Awadhesh Kumar, Advocates For the State : Mr. Vijay Kumar Verma, A.C. to G.A.3 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE RAVI RANJAN ORAL ORDER 07-07-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the BSFC. On limited issue being raised at the time of hearing, this writ application is being disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to file his objection under Section 9 of the Bihar and Orissa Public demands Recovery Act, 1914 (hereinafter to be referred to as "the Act") within a period of two weeks from today. If such objection is filed by the petitioner, let a decision be taken by passing a reasoned order upon the same on its own merit and in accordance with law by the Certificate Officer under Section 10 of the Act within a period of four weeks, if such order has already not been passed by him.

(Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J) N.H./- U