IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 2128 of 2009 (M/S) Smt. Batulan W/o Late Sh. Hasim and others. ……Petitioners. Versus Sh. Shakil S/o Rafique Ahmd, R/o 7-C, Azad Colony, Turner Road, Clement Town, Dehradun. Respondents. Mr. Karan Anand, learned counsel for the petitioners. Date:- 17-12-2009 Hon’ble B.S. Verma J. Heard Mr. Karan Anand, learned counsel for the petitioner. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought a writ directing the First Upper Civil Judge (J.D.) Dehradun to expedite and conclude the proceedings in Civil Suit No. 2 of 2002, Shakil Vs. Hasim and others. Learned counsel for the petitioners has contended that they are defendant in the suit and the suit is pending since 2002. No issue has been framed till now and the plaintiff/respondent seeks adjournment on one or the other pretext. Learned counsel for the petitioner has further contended that respondent is not interested in speedy disposal of the suit. Learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that a time frame may be fixed for disposal of the suit. 2 The prayer is innocuous and deserves to be accepted. The First Upper Civil Judge (J.D.) Dehradun is directed to expedite the proceedings of Civil Suit No. 2 of 2002, Shakil Vs. Hasim and others, expeditiously, preferably within a period of one year from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the said direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (Interim relief application no.11004 of 2009 stands disposed of.) (B.S. Verma, J.) 17-12-2009 MK