Nitin Puri v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Housing and Urban Planning Deptt. Lko. and 4 Others

Allahabad HC20 May 2026WRIC/5134/2026

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What is this about?

Recovery Certificate execution; mandamus; District Magistrate Ghaziabad; compliance within two months; Rs.50,01,515/- recovery; Rs.31,23,412/- principal; 9.25% annual simple interest from 16.02.2021; notice to respondent no. 5 dispensed with; Nitin Puri v. State of U.P. (Housing and Urban Planning Deptt.); WRIT - C No. 5134 of 2026; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; decided May 20, 2026; Alok Mathur J.; Amitabh Kumar Rai J.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondent no. 4, District Magistrate, Ghaziabad, to take necessary steps for compliance of the Recovery Certificate dated 16.02.2021 within two months from production of a certified copy of the order, subject to there being no other legal impediment; notice to respondent no. 5 dispensed with. ¶¶15

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What the court decided

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Issue for consideration

Whether a writ of mandamus should issue commanding respondent no. 4 (District Magistrate, Ghaziabad) to execute the Recovery Certificate dated 16.02.2021 issued by opposite party no. 3 and recover the entire amount of Rs.50,01,515/- from opposite party no. 5, together with 9.25% annual simple interest on the principal amount of Rs.31,23,412/- since 16.02.2021 till date of realization.

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Court's answer

The petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no. 4, District Magistrate, Ghaziabad, to take necessary steps for compliance of the Recovery Certificate dated 16.02.2021 within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of the order is produced before him, if there is no other legal impediment.

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Ratio / Principle

Issuance of notice to respondent no. 5 is dispensed with, in view of the order proposed to be passed.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench), WRIT - C No. 5134 of 2026, decided May 20, 2026 (Alok Mathur and Amitabh Kumar Rai, JJ.). Petitioner Nitin Puri sought writs of mandamus commanding respondent no. 4 (District Magistrate, Ghaziabad) to execute the Recovery Certificate dated 16.02.2021 issued by opposite party no. 3 for recovery of the entire amount of Rs.50,01,515/- from opposite party no. 5, and to recover the amount with 9.25% annual simple interest on the principal of Rs.31,23,412/- from 16.02.2021 till realization. The Court disposed of the petition, directing the District Magistrate, Ghaziabad to take necessary steps for compliance of the Recovery Certificate within two months of production of a certified copy of the order, if there is no other legal impediment; notice to respondent no. 5 was dispensed with. No statute or precedent was cited.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW

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WRIT - C No. - 5134 of 2026

Nitin Puri

.....Petitioner(s)

Versus

State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Housing And Urban Planning Deptt. Lko. And 4 Others

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Planning Deptt. Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Prashant Chandra, Alok Kumar Mishra, Bisen Harshita, Ujjwal Sen Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Shobhit Mohan Shukla

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Court No. - 5

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HON'BLE ALOK MATHUR, J. HON'BLE AMITABH KUMAR RAI, J.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel, who appears on behalf of the State-Respondent nos.1 and 4. Vakalatnama has been filed by Shri Rakshit Raj Singh, Advocate on behalf of respondent nos.2 and 3, same is taken on record.

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In view of the order proposed to be passed, issuance of notice to respondent no.5 is dispensed with.

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This petition has been filed with the following main prayers :

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" i. To issue a writ order or direction in nature of Mandamus commanding the opposite party no. 4 to execute the Recovery Certificate dated 16.02.2021 issued by opposite party no. 3 to recover the entire amount of Rs.50,01,515/- from opposite party no. 5 within a specific time period or as determined by this Hon’ble Court.

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ii. To issue a writ order or direction in nature of Mandamus commanding the opposite party no. 4 to recover the entire amount with 9.25% annual simple interest on the principal amount of Rs.31,23,412/- since 16.02.2021, till date of realization. "

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This petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no.4, District Magistrate, Ghaziabad to take necessary steps for compliance of the Recovery Certificate dated 16.02.2021 within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before him, if there is no other legal impediment.

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(Amitabh Kumar Rai,J.) (Alok Mathur,J.)

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May 20, 2026

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A. Verma

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Digitally signed by :- ANURAG VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Nitin Puri v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Housing and Urban Planning Deptt. Lko. and 4 Others

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