IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 782 of 2010 (M/S) Balesh Kumar and others ………..Petitioners Versus Settlement Officer of Consolidation & others ….Respondents Shri Mahesh Chandra Bansal, learned counsel for the petitioners. Shri R.C. Arya, learned Brief Holder for the State/respondent no.1. Dated: 20th May, 2010 Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. This petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking direction to Settlement Officer of Consolidation, Haridwar/Roorkee-respondent no.1 to decide the Appeal No.62/2008-09 ‘Rao Nazakat Vs. Pallav Goyal & others’, Appeal No.68/2008-09 ‘Balesh Kumar Vs. Afjal & others’, Appeal No.69/2008-09 ‘Bijender Kumar Agarwal Vs. Afjal and others’, Appeal No.77/2008-09 ‘Balesh Kumar Vs. Afjal and others’ and Appeal No.78/2008-09 ‘Bijendra Kumar Vs. Afzal & others’, pending in his Court within a stipulated time. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that these appeals are connected and are pending for about last two years. He invited attention of the Court to the order sheet in the appeals (Annexure-4) and submitted that the cases were adjourned on 35 dates. He further submitted that at no point of time any of the parties 2 sought adjournment. Due to one reason or the other the Settlement Officer of Consolidation Haridwar/ Roorkee did not hear the appeals. Since, none of the parties have taken any adjournment and hearing is delayed due to some reason or other, this Court thus thinks it fit and proper to direct the Settlement Officer of Consolidation Haridwar/Roorkee to decide the appeals expeditiously. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with the direction to the Settlement Officer of Consolidation Haridwar/Roorkee to decide the Appeal No.62/2008-09 ‘Rao Nazakat Vs. Pallav Goyal & others’, Appeal No.68/2008-09 ‘Balesh Kumar Vs. Afjal & others’, Appeal No.69/2008-09 ‘Bijender Kumar Agarwal Vs. Afjal and others’, Appeal No.77/2008-09 ‘Balesh Kumar Vs. Afjal and others’ and Appeal No.78/2008-09 ‘Bijendra Kumar Vs. Afzal & others’, within a period of 1 year from the date of production of certified copy of this order. (V.K. Bist, J.) 20.05.2010 Arpan