IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 2094 of 2008 (M/S) Sri Roop Singh, S/o Sri Kalam Singh, R/o Roop Niwas, Hathi Paon, Mussoorie, District Dehradun. ...........Petitioner. Versus Smt. Jasveer Kaur, W/o Sri Kulwant Singh, R/o Radha Bhawan State, Mussoorie, District Dehradun and others. ............Respondents. Sri Ram Ji Srivastava, Advocate holding brief of Sri R.K. Raizada, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri Ashish Joshi, learned Brief Holder for the respondent No. 11. Sri Sanjay Bhatt, learned counsel for the respondent No.12. Date: - 11th December, 2008. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Heard Sri Ram Ji Srivastava, Advocate holding brief of Sri R.K. Raizada, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Ashish Joshi, learned Brief Holder for the respondent No.11 and Sri Sanjay Bhatt, learned counsel for the respondent no.12. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayers: - (i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the learned District Judge, Court Camp, Mussoorie, District Dehradun be directed to expedite and conclude the proceedings of Election Petition No. 60 of 2008, Sri Roop Singh Vs. Smt. Jasveer Kaur and others, pending in the Court of District Judge, Court Camp, Mussoorie, District Dehradun, as early as possible. (ii) Pass any other and further orders, which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. (iii) Award the cost of writ petition to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner has confined his arguments and pleaded that a suitable direction be given to the Election Tribunal to decide the matter expeditiously. The prayer seems to be innocuous. In the circumstances of the case, the Tribunal / lower court concerned, after hearing of the case, is directed to decide the matter expeditiously. With the above observation, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 11-12-2008 M.K.