IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 846 OF 2009 (MS) Satyapal ……….Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and others. ……….Respondents. Mr. Ajay Veer Pundir, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. K.P. Upadhyay, Addl. Chief Standing Counsel for State of Uttarakhand/respondent no. 1 to 3. None appears for respondent no. 4. 11th June, 2009 Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. This writ petition is being disposed of with the following order at the admission stage itself: The petitioner had admittedly taken a loan from Axis Bank, Branch Civil Lines, Roorkee, District Haridwar, which is arrayed as respondent no. 4 in the writ petition. The grievance of the petitioner is that although he has repaid part of the loan, but since remaining portion of the loan could not be repaid, recovery proceedings has been initiated against the petitioner by respondent no. 4 by making requisition to respondent no. 2 and 3, who have initiated recovery proceedings under the U.P. Public Moneys (Recovery of Dues) Act, 1972, wherein now recovery is being made as arrears of land revenue. The counsel for the petitioner has made a categorical statement at the bar that the petitioner is prepared to repay the loan if certain reasonable instalments are fixed to the satisfaction of the Bank. As such a prayer has been made by the petitioner at the very threshold, this Court is inclined to dispose of the present writ petition with direction to respondent no. 4 / M/s Axis Bank to hear the representation of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and in case they so desire, considering the financial aspect of the Bank, they may fix the necessary instalments as being prayed for by the petitioner. With the aforesaid direction, writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 11.06.2009 Rathour