Suwan Kumar v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8084 of 2026 ====================================================== Suwan Kumar, Son of Late Arun Kumar Pandey, Resident of Village and Post - Bhakhari, Police Station - Dhanarua, District- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1.
The State of Bihar Through the Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar, Patna.
2.
The Director of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Government of Bihar, Patna.
3.
The Joint Director (Agronomy), Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 4.
The District Magistrate, West Champaran, Bettiah. 5.
The District Agriculture Officer, West Champaran, Bettiah. 6.
The Sub-Divisional Agriculture Officer, Bagaha, West Champaran, Bettiah. 7.
The Sub-Divisional Agriculture Officer, Sadar Motihari, District- East Champaran.
8.
The District Certificate Officer, West Champaran, Bettiah. 9.
Abhay Kumar, Sub-Divisional Agriculture Officer, Bagaha, West Champaran (Currently under Suspension), Office of the Joint Director (Agronomy), Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur.
10.
Ajay Kumar, Lower Division Clerk, Sub-Divisional Agricultrue Office, Bagaha, West Champaran.
... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Pramod Mishra, Advocate.
For the Respondent/s :
Mr. Vivek Prasad, GP 7 with Mr. Sanjay Kumar, AC to GP 7.
====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A. ABHISHEK REDDY ORAL ORDER 17-06-2026 Without going into the merits or demerits of the case, the present writ petition is disposed of at the stage of admission with the consent of both the Counsels.
2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has stated that the petitioner has not filed his
Patna High Court CWJC No.8084 of 2026(2) dt.17-06-2026 2/3 objections under Section 9 of the Public Demand Recovery Act against the notice issued to the petitioner under Section 7 of the Public Demand Recovery Act. Learned counsel has stated that the petitioner may be permitted to file his objections and the same may be considered and necessary orders passed under Section 10 of the of the Public Demand Recovery Act.
3. Having regard to the same, the present writ petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to file his objections under Section 9 of the Public Demand Recovery Act within a period of 4 weeks from today. On such objections being made, the same shall be considered and necessary final orders passed under Section 10 of the Public Demand Recovery Act. The entire exercise shall be completed as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of the objections from the petitioner.
4. It is needless to mention that before passing any order the petitioner shall be given an opportunity of hearing. Any order passed shall be communicated to the petitioner.
5. Till such time the final orders are passed, the authority is directed not to take any coercive steps against the petitioner.
6. It is made clear that in case the petitioner does not
Patna High Court CWJC No.8084 of 2026(2) dt.17-06-2026 3/3 cooperate for final disposal of the case, the authority is free to pass necessary orders strictly in accordance with law.
7. With the above directions, the present writ petition stands disposed of.
(A. Abhishek Reddy, J) shakir/- U