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2025 DAILYLAW 102465 (ALL)

HARISHCHAND v. STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

WRIC/34399/2025 · 2025-09-25

Prakash Padia

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 34399 of 2025 Court No. - 6 HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.1 and Sri Ravindra Kumar, learned counsel for respondent No.2/Bank. 2. Against the order dated 13.06.2025 issued by the respondent No2/Banch Manager, Union Bank of India Branch Babuganj, Tehsil Phuplur, Prayagran is under challenge. By the aforesaid notice, the petitioner was directed to deposit a sum of Rs.3,91,937.21/- along with interest. 3. It is argued by Sri Ravindra Kumar, learned counsel for respondent No.2/Bank that as on date, i.e., on date a sum of Rs.4,15,000/- is due upon the petitioner. 4. It is argued by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is ready and willing to deposit the entire amount, in case he is permitted to do so in easy installments. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner has offered to pay the entire amount due against him, in my view, the ends of justice require that the petitioner be granted opportunity to deposit the entire outstanding amount due against him in the following manner. The Bank has also agreed to accept the amount payable. (i) Petitioner shall deposit Rs.50,000/- on or before 31.10.2025 with the respondent-Bank. (ii) In case the amount, as indicated above, is deposited by the period prescribed, the respondent-Bank shall provide statement of account, after Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Babu Ram Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : Ashish Agrawal, C.S.C. Harishchand .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) adjusting the amount already deposited on or before 15.11.2025. That amount shall thereafter be deposited in four equal installments started with effect from 01.01.2026. The last installment would be deposited with balance amount and upto date interest. (iii) No recovery charges shall be recovered from the petitioner by the respondent authorities. (iv) Till the period prescribed for depositing the aforesaid amount and thereafter during the period of deposit of installments, the recovery proceedings will be kept in abeyance. In case the petitioner defaults in depositing the initial amount or thereafter installments within the stipulated period, it will be open for the respondents to start recovery proceedings against the petitioner. 5. With the aforesaid observations/directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. No order as to costs. September 26, 2025 saqlain WRIC No. 34399 of 2025 2 (Prakash Padia,J.) Digitally signed by :- SYED MOHAMMAD SAQLAIN HAIDER High Court of Judicature at Allahabad