IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No. 2275 of 2007 U.P.State Tourism Development Corporation Ltd. through its Managing Director, Hotel Alak Nanda, Belwala Haridwar . … Petitioner. Versus 1. Collector Haridwar. 2. Assistant Labour Commissioner Haridwar. 3. Harihar Singh Ranthan R/O Ranthan Niwas Upper Bajar Srinagar Garhwal. … Respondents. Mr. Narendra Bali, Advocate, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. N.P.Sah, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Mr. Rajendra Dobhal, Senior Advocate with Mr. G.D.Joshi, Advocate, learned counsel for the respondent no. 3. Date November 11, 2010. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. 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 to quash the impugned recovery citation (Annexure 4 to the writ petition). A perusal of the record shows that the recovery was initiated by Assistant Labour Commissioner Haldwani against the petitioner on the basis of an application moved under Section 6- H(1) of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 amounting to Rs. 8,49,255-70. A letter was sent to the Collector, Haridwar for recovery of the said amount as arrears of land revenue. Consequently, the recovery citation was issued by Tehsildar Haridwar. During the pendency of the writ petition, the parties have arrived at a compromise and affidavits to this effect have been filed by both the parties. The respondent no.3-Harihar Singh Rauthan is present in person before this Court, who has been identified by Mr. Kartikey Hari Gupta, Advocate. 2 In the affidavit filed by the respondent no.3, it is stated that due to some family problems, he had applied for voluntary retirement from service on 11-8-2009, but the same has not been accepted due to pendency of this writ petition. It is further stated in paragraph no.4 that the petitioner filed his affidavit before the petitioner his voluntary retirement under the departmental voluntary retirement scheme (vide office Order No. 1674/Karmik-3-78(VRS- III)/2009 dated 30-07-2009) may be sanctioned and that he does not want to claim for the amount of Rs. 8,49,255-70. In view of the voluntary retirement from service, the respondent no. 3 does not want to claim the said amount. Affidavit has also been filed by Mr. Sangeet Garg, Manager Hotel Alaknand Belwala, Haridwar wherein similar averments have been made. It has been stated in their affidavits that the writ petition may be disposed of on the basis of the affidavits filed by the contesting parties. Considering the affidavits filed by the parties, it is directed that if the petitioner allows the application of the respondent no.3 for V.R.S. dated 11-8-2009, the respondent no.3 shall not claim the amount under the recovery citation, i.e. Rs. 8,49,255-70. It is also directed that the petitioner shall take a decision on the application for Voluntary Retirement moved by the respondent no.3 within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of in terms of the compromise application (No. 9399 of 2010) jointly filed by the parties along with affidavits. (B.S.Verma, J.) RCP