IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No.690/2009 Shri Bir Bahadur Gurung ……….. Petitioner Versus Smt.Sadhana Gurung ………. Respondent ……………….. Sri Devesh Ghildiyal, learned counsel for the petitioner. Date: May 14, 2009 Hon’ble B.S.Verma,J. This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking direction to the Principal Judge, Family Court, Dehradun to decide the Matrimonial Suit No.74 of 2006, Bir Bahadur Gurung versus Sadhana Gurung as expeditiously as possible. 2. It is alleged by the petitioner that he has filed a petition under Section 13 of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for dissolution of marriage by a decree of divorce before the Principal Judge, Family Court, Dehradun, on 28.02.2006. On 05.08.2006 the respondent put her appearance in the court. After more than one year the respondent filed her written statement on 20.09.2007. In the said case issues have been framed and the petitioner has filed his examination-in-chief and list of witnesses on 03.03.2008. Since then the respondent is seeking time for cross-examination. The petitioner has also moved an application for expeditious disposal of the case but there is no progress and it is pending. 3. The prayer is innocuous, deserves to be accepted. The petition is disposed of finally with the direction to the Principal Judge, Family Court, Dehradun to decide the Matrimonial Suit No.74 of 2 2006, Bir Bahadur Gurung versus Sadhana Gurung as expeditious as possible, preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. (B.S. Verma, J.) 14.05.2009 P.Singh