2025:UHC:7398 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPMS/2467/2025 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J 1. Mr. Rajat Mittal, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. Suyash Pant, learned Standing Counsel for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. Petitioner is aggrieved by a recovery citation issued by Tehsildar Vikasnagar, District Dehradun for recovery of ₹8,15,000/-. He is challenging the said recovery citation on the ground that he was not heard before ordering for recovery against him. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that although petitioner was the highest bidder for award of a contract for Hat Bazaar, which was given by Gram Panchayat, however, the land, which was earmarked for holding Hat Bazaar, was not suitable for that purpose and it remained waterlogged for substantial period of time and no alternate site was provided to petitioner, despite request. 5. Learned State Counsel, however, submits that petitioner was the highest bidder and he submitted bid with eyes wide open and he was aware about the location of the site and the problem, if any, the site was having. 6. Learned State Counsel submits that petitioner has already made a representation to District Magistrate, which appears to have been marked to Additional District Magistrate consideration, therefore, Additional 2025:UHC:7398 District Magistrate, Dehradun be directed to look into the matter. 7. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of with a direction to Additional District Magistrate, Dehradun to consider petitioner’s representation dated 12.06.2025 and pass appropriate order, as per law, within three weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. For a period of three weeks or till decision is taken, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J) 21.08.2025 Aswal NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Digitally signed by NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=eacc6757ee7881e933ff8934f07477005aa85f9802a3a08b08d1369512ea30f3, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=44EB54CBF00B7698CB6F10C2CE3D26F5C22DACF4F4610C1FE58A58531726FBB0, cn=NITI RAJ SINGH ASWAL Date: 2025.08.21 03:13:08 -07'00' 2025:UHC:7398