IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No. 861 of 2009 Smt. Dipiti W/o Sri Pradeep Kumar D/o Harsh Lal R/o P.W.D. New Colony, Pauri Garhwal. ……. Petitioner Versus Pradeep Kumar S/o Mohan Lal, R/o Type-III, 71 F Dehradun, Presently posted at National Test House, 22 Godown Jaipur (Rajasthan). …….. Respondent …………………………. Sri Anil Dabral Advocate assisted by Sri Vijay Khanduri learned counsel for the petitioner. Date: June 12, 2009. Hon’ble B.S.Verma,J. This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking direction to the Additional District Judge/FTC-V, Dehradun to dispose of the Civil Appeal No.09 of 2002, Smt.Dipti versus Pradeep Kumar expeditiously within some stipulated time. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that suit (Case No.723/1998) filed by the respondent (husband) under Section 13 of Hindu Marriage Act against her for dissolution of marriage by a decree of divorce was allowed exparte by the learned Civil Judge (Senior Division), Dehradun on 03.12.2001 in favour of the applicant/ respondent (husband). Aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner preferred an appeal before the District Judge, Dehradun on 11.1.2002. which was numbered as Civil Appeal No. 09 of 2002. The said appeal was dismissed in default on 23.07.2002. Later on, it was restored on 2 17.04.2008. The respondent again preferred an application, numbered as R.M.No.21/2008 (Misc. No.11/2002) in Civil Appeal No.09/2002 to recall the order dated 17.04.2008. 3. Copy of ordersheet of Civil Appeal No. 09 of 2002 annexed with the writ petition clearly shows that the appeal was filed in the year 2002 and the matter is lingering on for one or other reason for the last seven years. The petitioner is suffering hardship due to long pendency of appeal. 4. The prayer is innocuous, deserves to be accepted. 5. The writ petition is disposed of finally with the direction to learned Additional District Judge/F.T.C.- V, Dehradun to expedite the hearing of Civil Appeal No.09 of 2002, Smt. Deepti versus Pradeep Kumar and decide the same as far as possible preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. (Miscellaneous Application No.4686/2009 stands disposed of accordingly.) (B.S. Verma, J.) 12.06.2009 P.Singh