IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1592 of 2010 (M/S) Sharad Agarwal S/o Sri Om Prakash Agarwal ……Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand And others. …….Respondent Mr. Davesh Bishnoi, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for State/ respondents No. 1 and 2. Mr. Lok Pal Singh, Advocate of respondent No. 3. Dated:-22-10-2010 Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. By means of this petition, the petitioner has sought following reliefs:- “a) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned recovery certificate dated 06.09.2010 issued by the respondent No. 2 for a sum of Rs. 1,72,88251/- and others (Annexure No. 1 to the writ petition). b) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent No. 3 to honour the re-schedulement of electricity charges due on the company as per the Office Order No. 1360/Vi Vi Kh (Ba) dated 15.06.2010 (Annexure No. 3 to the writ petition). c) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent NO. 2 to not to recover the recovery citation amount from the petitioner in his individual capacity, so long as the company is in existence and making efforts to run the plant. d) Issue, any other order or direction which this Hon’ble High Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. e) Award cost of the petition to the petitioner.” Learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that earlier by the order dated 15.06.2010 (annexure – 6 to the petition), respondent No. 3 allowed the petitioner to deposit the outstanding 2 amount in installments. But due to financial constraint, the petitioner could not deposit the installments within time, therefore, electric connection of the petitioner was permanently disconnected on 08.09.2010, copy of which is annexed as annexure C.A. 3 to the counter affidavit. The petitioner is ready to obey the earlier orders and some additional amount, which the Court thinks reasonable to deposit. In the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that if the petitioner deposits Rs. 25,00,000/- (Rupees twenty five lakhs only) within a period of two weeks’, the respondent No. 3 shall connect the electric connection of the petitioner thereafter within a period of three days. It is further directed that earlier order shall operate for the rest of the amount to be paid by the petitioner, as directed in the office order dated 15.06.2010. In the event of non-compliance of the order of this Court, the authority concerned would be at liberty to proceed with the recovery. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. The Copy of this order be supplied to the parties by Monday i.e. 25.10.2010 on payment of usual charges. (B.S.Verma, J.) 22-10-2010 S