IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1687 of 2008 (M/S) Baba Kali Kamliwala Panchayat Kshetra. ........ Petitioner Versus Hardwar Development Authority & another ......... Respondents Mr. V.K. Kohli, Senior Advocate with Mr. I.P. Kohli, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Puja Banga, Advocate for respondent No. 1. Mr. P.C. Bisht, Brief Holder for respondent No. 2. Hon’ble V.K. Gupta, C.J. Counter affidavit has not been filed by respondent No. 1. Mr. V.K. Kohli, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner, submits that without the counter affidavit of respondent No. 1, this writ petition can be and should be disposed of by directing respondent No. 1 to consider the request of the petitioner on its merits and pass appropriate orders. Mr. Puja Banga, learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 1, has no objection to this course of action being adopted. Based upon the aforesaid submission of Mr. V.K. Kohli, and the no objection of Ms. Puja Banga, and without entering into any controversy forming the subject matter of this writ petition as well as without adjudicating upon any contentious issue raised in this writ petition, I dispose of this writ petition by directing respondent No. 1 to consider the request of the petitioner for sanction of the building plan with respect to the proposed construction and dispose of the same very, very expeditiously and, in any case, within four weeks from today. (V.K. Gupta, C. J.) 18.11.2008 G