IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc. App. No. 843 of 2008 Durga Das Arora, S/o Late Sri Lekhraj. …… Petitioner Versus Raghunandan Prasad, S/o Not known. ..…. Respondent Mr. K.S. Verma, Advocate for the petitioner. None for respondent no. 2. Hon’ble J.C.S. Rawat, J. Mr. K.S. Verma, Advocate for the petitioner. None for respondent no. 2. 2. In this petition, the petitioner has sought a direction to the magistrate concerned to expedite the Complaint Case No. 1123/08 titled as Durga Das Vs. Raghunandan filed u/s 138 of N.I. Act within a stipulated period. It is further alleged in the petition that the petitioner on 26.11.2008 had moved an application (Annexure-5 to the petition) to expedite and decide the matter on day to day basis but the learned magistrate adjourned the case on payment of rupees hundred only as costs vide its order dated 26.11.2008 (Annexure-6 to the petition) i.e. on the same day of filing of the aforesaid application. 3. Since the aforesaid complaint case is pending since 2006, it is directed that the learned magistrate shall dispose of matter expeditiously preferably within one month after receipt of this order. 4. In view of above, the petition is disposed of accordingly. (J.C.S. Rawat, J.) 23.04.2009 V.K