LUCKNOW, Aug. 25 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Monday came down heavily on the state housing agency, UP Awas Evam Vikas Parishad, for delaying compliance with an order of the UP Real Estate Regulatory Authority (UP RERA) and issuing a cheque for an amount lower than the one mentioned in a recovery certificate. The division bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla on August 24 directed the Housing Commissioner, UP Housing and Development Council, to appear in person via video conferencing on Tuesday (August 25) at 10:15 am. The case relates to a complaint filed by Ashok Kumar Singh before UP RERA, which had ruled in his favour on July 29, 2025. During enforcement proceedings, a recovery certificate for Rs 26,58,806.01 was issued by UPRERA on May 27, 2026. However, the recovery proceedings were not given effect by the revenue authorities, prompting Singh to approach the high court. On August 7, the HC directed the housing board to deposit the amount payable under the RERA order within 10 days, warning that the housing commissioner would have to appear if the order was not complied with. On Monday, the Parishad filed a compliance affidavit stating that a cheque for Rs 23,71,126, drawn in favour of the registrar, high court, Lucknow bench, had been prepared and was being handed over to the petitioner's counsel. The court questioned why the council had determined the payment to be only Rs.23.71 lakh when the UP RERA recovery certificate specified an amount of over Rs.26.58 lakh. htc...