Section 244(3) in Bihar and Orissa Public Demand Recovery Rules
(3)Upon receiving any such application the Deputy Commissioner may after making such inquiry and taking such evidence as he may consider necessary, and if he is satisfied that the arrear is due, sign a certificate, in the prescribed form stating that the arrear is due; and shall include in the certificate the fee paid under sub-section (2) and shall cause the certificate to be filled in his office.