IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No.433 of 2011 (M/S) Smt. Kunti Devi & Others ..… Petitioners Versus Survey Naib Tehsildar & Another ….. Respondents Mr. Tapan Singh, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. P.C. Bisht, Brief Holder for respondent no.1 Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. By means of this writ petition, the petitioners have sought writ in the nature of mandamus commanding/directing the Assistant Collector Ist Class/S.D.O., Vikasnagar, District Dehradun to decide the case no.15 of 2009-10, Kunti Devi & Others Vs. Survey Naib Tehsildar & another, expeditiously. According to the petitioners, Case No.15 of 2009-10 was instituted by the petitioners on 6.9.2010. Till date the case is pending for disposal and the respondent no.2 is adopting delaying tactics to prolong the litigation. Therefore, Assistant Collector Ist Class/S.D.O., Vikasnagar, District Dehradun, be directed to decide the case expeditiously. Prayer made is innocuous in nature and deserves to be accepted. 2 The Assistant Collector Ist Class/S.D.O., Vikasnagar, District Dehradun, is directed to decide the Case No.15 of 2009-10, Kunti Devi & Others Vs. Survey Naib Tehsildar & another, after affording opportunity of hearing to the parties, as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.S. Verma, J.) 11.3.2011 RG 2