Devlal Singh v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
WRIT - C No. 8156 of 2023, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, decided 23.3.2023 by Pankaj Bhatia, J. Devlal Singh v. State of U.P. and 3 Others. Challenge to recovery certificate dated 20.12.2022 issued at instance of respondent no.4; loan taken in 2005; claim to loan waiver scheme of 2008 (Annexure - 2); counsel's contention that recovery is prima facie time barred (not decided); petition disposed of with liberty to file fresh application before respondent nos. 2 and 4 within two weeks; reasoned orders with hearing within four weeks; interim restraint on recovery certificate till fresh orders; order lapses on non-filing within two weeks.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of permitting the petitioner to file a fresh application before respondent nos. 2 and 4 within two weeks seeking the benefit of the loan waiver scheme of 2008; respondent nos. 2 and 4 to pass reasoned orders, after affording an opportunity of hearing, within four weeks; till fresh orders are passed, the recovery certificate dated 20.12.2022 shall not be given effect to; the order lapses if the application is not filed within two weeks.