IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITOIN NO. 753 OF 2009 (M/S) Smt. Sant Kaur wife of late Sri Lal Singh, resident of 45 Rajpur Road, Dehradun. …….Petitioner. Versus Smt. Surinder Kaur wife of late Sri Avtar Singh Chugh and six others. ……Respondents. Date:- May 21, 2009 Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. Heard Sri Mohit Maulekhi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Sudhir Kumar, learned Brief Holder for the respondent no. 7. By means of this writ petition the petitioner has sought a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the learned court of Prescribed Authority/Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Dehradun, i.e., respondent no. 7 to decide the P.A. Case No. 37 of 2008 as expeditiously as possible. The facts of the present writ petition in nutshell are that on 6.10.2008 the petitioner filed a P.A. Suit No. 37 of 2008 under Section 21(1)(a) of the U.P. Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent and Eviction Act, 1972. The respondent nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 after seeking many adjournments filed their written statement in the year 2009. The learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the respondents are adopting dilatory tactics in the abovementioned suit due to which even elapsing of a long period, the suit could not disposed of. The prayer is innocuous. The Prescribed Authority/Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Dehradun is directed to decide the P.A. Case No. 37 of 2008 as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the said direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (Interim Relief Application No. 4018 of 2009 stands disposed of.) (B.S. Verma, J.) 21.5.2009 RMY