WRIT - C No. 9357 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 9357 of 2025 M/S Pushpanjali Buildcon India Private Limited .....Petitioner(s) Versus The State Of Uttar Pradesh And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Kamlesh Kumar Dwivedi, Sr. Advocate, Vishakha Pande, Yashaswin Venugopal Bajpai Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., J. N. Maurya, Suresh C. Dwivedi Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SAUMITRA DAYAL SINGH, J. HON'BLE INDRAJEET SHUKLA, J. 1. Heard Sri Rakesh Pande learned Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. Vishakha Pande learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri J.N. Maurya learned counsel for the Development Authority and Sri K.K. Singh, learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. Challenge has been raised to the Recovery Certificate dated 06.03.2025 issued by the Agra Development Authority seeking recovery of Rs. 2,26,65,871/- towards External Development Charges. 3. Undeniably the parties had entered into agreement dated 06.06.2007 for development of a residential complex at Agra. Under Clause 6 (b) of that agreement, the petitioner was required to pay External Development Charges in six installments of Rs. 16,15,734/- each. While the petitioner paid the first installment, part