IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 675 of 2008 (M/S) Nitin Kumar Goyal, S/O Shri Arun Kumar Goyal, R/O 30/1 Arhat Bazar, Dehradun and another. …… Petitioners. Versus Rent Control and Eviction Officer, Dehradun and another … Respondents. Sri I.P.Kohli, learned counsel for the petitioners. Sri K.P.Upadhyay, learned Addl. C.S.C. for the State. Date April 23, 2008. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard Sri I.P.Kohli, learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State. The only prayer made in the present writ petition is for a writ of mandamus commanding the Rent Control and Eviction Officer, Dehradun to decide Case No. 45 of 1996 Arun Kumar and another Vs. M/s Bansidhar Chaman Lal pending before him within a time frame. According to the petitioners, Case No. 45 of 1996 was registered before the Rent Control and Eviction Officer, Dehradun on the intimation having been given in respect of vacancy of property No. 30/1 belonging to the petitioners. It has been alleged that the said property was under the tenancy of respondent no.2. The grievance of the petitioners is that since the year 1996 about 12 years have elapsed, but the Case No. 45 of 1996, Arun Kumar and another Vs. M/s Bansidhar Chaman Lal has not been decided by the Rent Control and Eviction Officer, because the respondent no.2 is not interested in expeditious disposal of the case. 2 In the circumstances of the case, considering the fact that the Case No. 45 of 1996 is pending for the last 12 years between the petitioners and respondent no.2, it would be in the interest of justice to direct the Rent Control and Eviction Officer to decide the case expeditiously as far as possible. The respondent no.1 is directed to decide the Case No. 45 of 1996, Arun Kumar and another Vs. M/s Bansidhar Chaman Lal, expeditiously as early as possible on merits without any further delay in the matter after hearing both the parties. Unnecessary adjournments in the case shall be avoided. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. All pending applications stand disposed of. ( B.S.Verma, J. ) RCP 3 4 5 6