IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Special Appeal No. 99 of 2008 Jai Prakash Singh. .……… Appellant Versus State of Uttarakhand & others. ……… Respondents Mr. M.C. Kandpal, Senior Advocate with Mr. S.S. Chaudhary, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Sudhir Kumar, Brief Holder for respondents Nos. 1 to 3. Mr. S.K. Mandal, Advocate for respondent No. 4. Mr. Anil Bisht, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Tumul Nailwal, Advocate for respondent No. 5. JUDGMENT Coram: Hon’ble V.K. Gupta, C.J. Hon’ble J.C.S. Rawat, J. V.K. GUPTA, C. J. (Oral) The appeal is being disposed of at the motion hearing stage for the sake of expeditious disposal of the writ petition, but without disturbing or upsetting the impugned order and the following binding directions are being issued: i. The appellant herein, who is respondent No. 5 in the writ petition, and the other four respondents therein shall file counter affidavits to the writ petition in two weeks from today. ii. Rejoinder affidavit, if any by the writ petitioner Jai Prakash Pandey, shall be filed in one week thereafter. iii. Time for either filing the counter affidavits or the rejoinder affidavit shall not be extended. The writ petition shall be listed for final disposal, but under the heading “For Orders” in the week commencing 21st July, 2008. The Hon’ble Judge, before whom the writ petition is listed, is requested to dispose it of very, very expeditiously. (J.C.S. Rawat, J.) (V.K. Gupta, C. J.) 25.06.2008 25.06.2008 G