NAINITAL, India, April 30 -- Uttarakhand High Court issued the following judgment on April 15:
HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
Writ Petition Misc. Single No.912 of 2026
15 April, 2026
Iliyas Petitioner
Versus
District Magistrate Haridwar and Others Respondents
Presence:-
Mr. Abhishek Verma, learned counsel for petitioner.
Mr. Yogesh Pandey, learned D.A.G. with Ms. Swati Verma, learned Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand/respondent Nos.1 and 2.
Hon'ble Pankaj Purohit, J. (Oral)
Petitioner was given loan by respondent No.3. He could not repay the same resulting into initiation of the recovery against him and consequently, recovery citation dated 06.03.2026 was issued by respondent No.2-Tehsildar, Tehsil Roorkee, against the petitioner amounting to Rs. 94,470/- along with recovery charges.
2. Petitioner is not admitting the dues rather he says that the amount has been enhanced without any reason by respondent No.3 and a wrong recovery certificate has been issued against him.
3. Since, petitioner's dispute is regarding to the enhancement of amount, therefore, this Court is not in a position to interfere in the matter.
4. It is informed by learned State Counsel that against the impugned recovery citation, petitioner has remedy available before the Waqf Tribunal constituted under Section 83 of the Waqf Act, 1995 (as amended up to date).
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