mandamus directing the respondents/SDM Nainital to decide the representation dated. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner had made a request to the State Government under Section 75(2) of Uttarakhand VAT Act seeking permission to pay the amount of tax / penalty in instalment, but no decision has been taken on petitioner’s request and now a recovery citation has been issued against him for recovery of the amount of tax/penalty in respect of same Financial Year. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that inaction on the part of the State Government to take decision on petitioner’s request is in teeth of judgment dated 26.04.2022 rendered in WPMS No. 692 of 2022 and WPMS No. 695 of 2022. 6. Mr. C.S. Rawat, learned Chief Standing Counsel makes a statement that if petitioner moves a formal application under Section 75(2) of the Uttarakhand VAT Act, seeking permission to pay the amount of tax / penalty in instalments, within one week from today, then the Competent Authority in the State Government shall take decision thereupon, as per law, within four weeks thereafter. 7. Accordingly, the writ petitions are disposed of in terms of the statement made by learned Chief Standing Counsel. It is made clear that for a period five weeks or till decision is taken on petitioners’ applications, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioners pursuant to the impugned recovery citation(s). In case, petitioners fail to make application in
