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and Registrar’s order with Signatures WPMS/ 217/ 2026 Hon’ble Alok Mahra, J.

Mr. Kailash Chandra, learned counsel for the petitioner.

2. Mr. Yogesh Tiwari, learned Addl. C.S.C. along with Mr. Hargovind Pant, learned Brief Holder for the State.

3. Mr. Ashish Joshi, learned counsel for respondent no.4/Bank.

4. By means of the present petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing/setting aside the impugned recovery citation dated 13.10.2025, issued by respondent no.2 for recovery of an amount of ₹4,96,314/- . A further writ in the nature of mandamus has been sought directing respondent no.4 to permit the petitioner to deposit the remaining loan amount, after giving due adjustment of the subsidy granted by respondent no.3, in easy instalments.

5. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner had availed a loan of ₹8,25,000/- from respondent no.4 under a Government of Uttarakhand scheme, namely the Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Self Employment Scheme (‘the scheme’), for the purpose of purchasing a vehicle. The loan was duly sanctioned and disbursed into the petitioner’s account in August, 2021. Since the loan was availed under a Government scheme, the petitioner was entitled to a 25% subsidy, payable upon