2026:UHC:1678 HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition Misc. Single No.575 of 2026 12th March, 2026 M/s Ajay Motors ……….Petitioner Versus Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board and another ………..Respondents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Presence:- Mr. Suryakant Maithani, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Aditya Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the respondents. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon'ble Pankaj Purohit, J. This writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by the petitioner-Unit praying for a reasonable time to deposit the environmental compensation imposed upon him to the tune of ₹8,68,688/- in suitable installments. 2. The petitioner-Unit runs automobile service center operating under the name and style of M/s Ajay Motors and is engaged in servicing, washing, denting and painting of the motor vehicles. 3. The respondent-Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board through its Officer found the petitioner-Unit polluting the environment by not following the environment provision as prescribed under The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981. Consequently a show-cause notice was issued to the petitioner-Unit on 02.12.2022 and environmental compensation order was passed on 13.06.2023 when petitioner-Unit did not appear on the show-cause notice. 4. The environment compensation was assessed against the petitioner-Unit to the tune of ₹9,68,688/-. The 1 2026:UHC:1678 petitioner-Unit deposited a amount of ₹1,00,000/- towards the said environment compensation on 09.08.2023 by way of a demand draft, but failed to deposit the rest of the amount for which now the recovery citation has been issued. 5. The petitioner has filed this writ petition only on the premise requesting for making easy instalments of remaining balance in the environment compensation to be paid to the petitioner. 6. Learned counsel for respondent nos.1 and 2 has no objection if such an order is passed by this Court. 7. Accordingly writ petition stands allowed. Petitioner shall deposit the balance amount of the environmental compensation amounting to ₹8,68,688/- in four quarterly easy instalments of ₹2,00,000/- within a year. The first instalment shall be paid on or before 12.04.2026. 8. It is clarified that the fourth instalment shall accompany the balance of the amount. It is also provided that if the petitioner fails to make payment of any of the instalments of the environmental compensation as directed by this Court, the respondent shall be free to recover the entire balance amount, in accordance with law at one go. (Pankaj Purohit, J.) 12.03.2026 SK 2