IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No. 1773 of 2010. Mohan Singh S/O Sri Bhagwan Singh. … Petitioner. Vs. State of Uttarakhand and three others. …Respondents. Mr. Manav Sharma, Advocate, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. N.P.Sah, Standing Counsel, learned counsel for the respondent no. 1 to 3. Mr. Sudhir Singh, Advocate, learned counsel for the respondent no. 4-Allahabad Bank. Date October 21, 2010. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. (Stay Application No. 8711 of 2010) Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the recovery citation dated 13- 09-2010 issued by the respondent no. 3-Tehsildar Bazpur (Annexure No. 1 to the petition). According to the petitioner, he took a personal loan of Rs. 3 lac as crop loan as well as another loan known as “Gold Card” for Rs. 2.40 lacs from the respondent no.4- Allahabad Bank Ltd. Gadarpur in the year 2006, but due to unfavourable weather conditions and heavy crop loss, the petitioner could not repay the loan amount in time. Ultimately, the impugned recovery citation dated 13-9-2010 (Annexure-1 to the petition) was issued by the respondents for recovery of amounts of Rs. 10,95,017/- plus other charges as mentioned therein. In the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is ready and willing to repay the entire outstanding amount under the impugned recovery citation along with recovery charges in easy instalments. On the other hand, learned counsel for the respondent No. 4-Bank Mr. Sudhir Singh, Advocate, has submitted that the respondent-Bank would have no objection if the 2 entire outstanding amount along with recovery charges is paid by the petitioner in not more than six equal quarterly instalments, the first instalment to be paid within a period of six weeks. In the above and circumstances of the case, it would be in the fitness of things to direct the petitioner to repay the entire outstanding amount under the impugned recovery citation (Annexure No. 1 to the petition) along with recovery charges before the recovery officer-Tehsildar Bazpur (respondent no.3) in six equal quarterly instalments. The first quarterly instalment shall be payable by 10th day of December, 2010. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to pay the entire outstanding amount under the recovery citation (Annexure-1 to the petition) in six equal quarterly instalments before the recovery officer- respondent no.3-Tehsildar Bazpur (Udham Singh Nagar) along with recovery charges etc. The first quarterly instalment shall be payable by 10h day of December 2010 and the subsequent instalments shall fall due by the 10th day of the month after every three months thereafter. It is made clear that in case the petitioner commits a default in payment of any of the instalments, as directed above, the respondents would be at liberty to recover the entire outstanding amount from the petitioner in lump-sum. Accordingly, the impugned recovery citation issued by the respondent no.3 (Annexure-1 to the petition) shall not be given effect to by the respondents. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.S.Verma,J.) RCP