IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 786 of 2009 (M/S) Dr. Narendra Kumar Agarwal S/O Late Sri Babu Ram Agarwal, R/O 5, New Road, District Dehradun, Uttarakhand. ....... Petitioner Versus Dr. Chitra Agarwal, W/O Dr. Narendra Kumar Agarwal, D/O Late Sri Satya Prakash Goyal, R/O 5, New Road, District Dehradun Uttarakhand. ... Respondent. Sri B.P. Nautiyal, learned counsel for the petitioner. Date June 04, 2009. Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record. The only prayer made in this writ petition is that the Principal Judge, Family Court be directed to decide the divorcee petition no. 388 of 2008, Dr. Narendra Agarwal Vs. Dr. Chitra Agarwal, expeditiously. According to the petitioner, the petitioner filed a petitioner for dissolution of marriage against the respondent under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act before the Family Judge, Family Court, Dehradun, which was registered as Original Suit No. 388 of 2008. In the suit, the defendant was served with the summons prior to 17-10-2008, i.e. the date fixed for filing the written statement, but she failed to file her written statement till now. The next date fixed is 27-8-2009. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is the petitions under the Hindu Marriage Act (as amended) shall be tried and concluded expeditiously as far as possible within six months from the date of service of notice on the respondent. Learned counsel has urged that a direction be issued to the court concerned to decide the petition expeditiously within a time frame. Prayer is innocuous. Accordingly, the Principal Judge, Family Court, Dehradun is directed to decide the Divorcee Petition-O.S. No. 388 of 2008, Dr. Narendra Agarwal Vs. Dr. Chitra Agarwal, expeditiously on merits, preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. Unnecessary adjournments and long dates in the case shall be avoided. Both the parties shall co-operate in the speedy disposal of the case. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.S. Verma, J.) RCP