JUDGMENT G.C. Bharuka, J. In this writ application a prayer has been made for quashing the order dated 1.2.1983 (Annexure-8) passed by the Respondent-Certificate Officer under Section 9 of the Bihar and Orissa Public Demands Recovery Act, 1914 (hereinafter to be referred to as ‘the Act’). 2. Pursuant to a requisition made on behalf of the Bihar State Electricity Board, a Certificate was filed for the realisation of the alleged electricity dues. On receipt of the notice under Section 7 of the Act, the petitioner raised a preliminary objection to the effect that since the notice under Section 7 of the Act was not accompanied with the copy of the Certificate, he is unable to file an effective Objection. This objection of the petitioner was rejected by the impugned order. Hence the writ application. 3. On behalf of the Respondents it has not been disputed that as required under Section 7 of the Act, a copy of the Certificate was not served on the petitioner along with the notice under Section 7 of the Act. That being the factual position, it has to be held that the impugned order is illegal and fit to be quashed. The view taken by me is squarely fortified by a Bench decision of this Court in the case of Murari Singh v. State of Bihar reported in AIR 1978 Patna 289. 4. Accordingly, I quash the order contained in Annexure-8 to this application and remand the matter to the Respondent Certificate Officer to dispose of the Certificate proceeding in accordance with law after serving a copy of the Certificate on the petitioner. The writ application is allowed to the extent indicated above. There will be no order as to costs.