HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1424 of 2009 (M/S) Pradeep Kumar. … Petitioner. Versus Collector, Haridwar and two others. … Respondents Mr. Manish Arora, Advocate for petitioner, Mr. K.P. Uppadhyay, Addl. Chief Standing Counsel for State/respondent nos. 1 & 2, Mr. L.K. Tewari, Advocate for respondent no.3-Bank. Dated: August 26,2009: Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Present petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the Recovery Citation dated 13.08.2009 issued by respondent no.2/ Tehsildar, Tehsil-Roorkee, District Haridwar (contained as annexure no. 2 to the writ petition). 3. According to the petitioner, in the year 2008 he took a loan amounting to Rs. 1,60,000/- (Rs. One Lac sixty thousand only) for a period of seven years from respondent no.3/Bank under the scheme of Zila Udyog Yojna. The petitioner deposited Rs. 3,500/- on 18.12.2008 and a sum of Rs. 3,500/- on 18.05.2009. The petitioner was depositing the loan amount continuously upto 18th May 2009 but due to the aliment he could not deposit rest of the loan amount. It is further averred in the writ petition that the said loan amount is to be paid till the year 2015. In the meantime, Recovery Citation was issued against the petitioner on 13.08.2009. 4. Mr. Manish Arora, Advocate appearing for the petitioner stated that the petitioner is a petty businessman and is financially crippled, as such he is unable to pay the huge loan amount in one installment, 2 however he is ready to deposit the loan amount in easy installments towards loan amount regularly until and unless the entire loan amount is deposited. 5. Mr. L.K. Tewari, Advocate appearing for the respondent Bank argued that since the petitioner did not deposit the loan amount in time, therefore the Recovery Citation was issued. 6. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and after perusing the record, the petitioner is directed to deposit the remaining amount of loan in easy installments until and unless the entire amount of loan alongwith interest is repaid. A sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten thousand), as the first installment, shall be deposited in the Bank on 22nd September 2009. Rest of the loan amount shall be deposited on 21st of each month, on monthly basis in six equal installments. In case, the petitioner complies with the directions, no coercive measure shall be taken against him. Any failure on the part of the petitioner shall amount to automatic vacation of the interim order. The last installment shall include the recovery charges. 7. With these directions, the writ petition is finally disposed of. No order as to costs. (V.K. Bist, J.) 26.08.2009 NCM: