IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 1686 (M/S) of 2008 Ritesh Kumar S/o Sri Uttam Kumar R/o Village Shiv Colony Nou Gaowa Thagu Tehsil Khatima, District Udham Singh Nagar ………..Petitioner. Versus (1) Collector/District Magistrate, District Udham Singh Nagar. (2) Tehsildar, Tehsil Khatima, District Udham Singh Nagar. (3) Union Bank of India through its Branch Manager, Khatima Branch, District Udham Singh Nagar. ……..Respondents. Sri S.K. Mandal, Advocate for the Petitioner. Sri K.P. Upadhyay, Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the respondents no. 1 and 2. Sri H.C. Bisht, Advocate for respondent no. 3. Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the recovery citation dated 27.06.2008. The petitioner has further sought writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to permit the petitioner to pay the outstanding dues in instalments. (2) Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2 (3) Learned counsel for the petitioner states that he does not want to press the relief no. 1 and the petitioner may be permitted to pay the outstanding dues in easy instalments. Learned counsel for the respondent no. 3 Union Bank of India has no objection to the payment sought to be made by the petitioner in instalments. (4) Considering the submissions of learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition is summarily disposed of permitting the petitioner to pay the amount in following instalments, (i) The 1st instalment of Rs.20,000/- shall be paid by the petitioner by 31st October 2008 with the respondent Bank. (ii) The 2nd instalment of Rs.20,000/- shall be paid by the petitioner by 31st January 2009 with respondent Bank. (iii) The 3rd instalment of Rs.20,000/- shall be paid by the petitioner with respondent Bank by 30th April 2009. (iv) The last instalment of remaining all outstanding dues shall be paid by 31st July 2009 with respondent Bank. If the petitioner makes any default in payment of the instalments, the entire outstanding dues shall 3 become at once payable and shall be recoverable through the impugned recovery citation. (Stay Application No. 6345 of 2008 also stands disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.26.09.2008 NS