[2026:RJ-JP:3910] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14992/2017 Heera Lal Bairwa Son Of Shri Ram Kumar Bairwa, Resident Of Plot No-190, Raghunathpuri-Ii, Near Gandhi Vihar Scheme, Sanganer, Jaipur Raj. - 302029. ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan, Through Principal Secretary-Finance Revenue, Government Secretariat, Jaipur. 2. Principal Secretary Public Health And Engineering Department Phed And Ground Water Department Gwd, Secretariat, Jaipur. 3. Senior Geologist Sandr G.w.d. Department, 7B, Jhalan Doongri Institutional Area, Jaipur. 4. Chief Engineer, G.w.d., Jodhpur. 5. Treasury Officer, Government Of Rajasthan, Secretariat, Jaipur. ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Nikhil Simlote Mr. Manish Bhodiwal For Respondent(s) : Ms. Namita Parihar, Dy.G.C. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR JAIN Order 28/01/2026 1. Instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with following prayers: “It is therefore, humbly prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to call for entire record pertaining the instant issue and further by an appropriate writ order or direction direct the respondents to refund the illegal, arbitrary and undue recovery of loan amount with penal interest which they have made from the petitioner. Further the respondents be directed to pay for the cost of litigation and undue hardship and financial agony caused to the petitioner. Any other appropriate order or direction which this Hon’ble Court deems fit and proper in the facts and [2026:RJ-JP:3910] (2 of 2) [CW-14992/2017] circumstances of the case, be passed in favour of the petitioner.” 2. During course of argument, learned counsel for respondent(s) suggests that the petitioner may submit a representation to the respondents as the grievance of the petitioner is only charging of penal interest on due amount. She further assures that the representation will be considered after examining the bona fides of the petitioner 3. Learned counsel for petitioner agreed to aforesaid suggestion and submits that the penal interest be waived. 4. Considered the grievance raised herein, the petitioner is directed to submit a detailed representation to the respondents- Authority within a period of 30 days and the respondents- Authority are directed to consider the representation after enquiry about the grievances, as raised by the petitioner and decide issue of waiver of penal interest as charged by them. In case of deviation decide with a reasoned and speaking order within a period of 60 days from date of receipt of representation. After the decision, the respondents are under an obligation to communicate the decision to the petitioner either by way of speed post or through E-mail, if petitioner has provided E-mail in his representation. 5. With the aforesaid directions, the present writ petition with pending application, if any, stands disposed of. (ASHOK KUMAR JAIN),J CHETNA BEHRANI /16