IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 811 of 2009 (M/S) Smt. Subhdha Singh W/O Sri Neeraj Singh, R/O 16, Motibagh Dayal Bagh, Agra (U.P.) presently R/O 11, Lytton Road, Dehradun, through Power of Attorney Holder Sri D.S. Thakur. ...... Petitioner. Versus Sri Sunil Aggarwal, S/O Late Sri B.L. Aggarwal, Proprietor B.L. Traders, 48 (New 48/349) Chakrata Road, (Baaz Building), Dehradun. ... Respondent. Sri Karan Anand, learned counsel for the petitioner. Date June 05, 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 Additional District Judge/F.T.C. II, Dehradun be directed to expedite and conclude the proceedings in S.C.C. Suit No. 21 of 2007, Smt. Subhdha Singh Vs. Sunil Aggarwal. A perusal of record reveals that the petitioner-plaintiff filed S.C.C. Suit No. 21 of 2007 for recovery of rent and for ejectment of the defendant. In the suit, summons were issued and the defendant was granted 15 days time to file the written statement within the stipulated and ultimately the same was filed on 30-11- 2007 but the said S.C.C. Suit is still pending at the stage of final hearing because the defendant-respondent is not interested in the speedy decision of the suit. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the intention of the legislature is that the S.C.C. suits be decided expeditiously on priority basis. Learned counsel has urged that the power of attorney holder is aged about 65 years, therefore, a direction be issued to the court concerned to decide the S.C.C. suit expeditiously within a time frame. Prayer is innocuous. Accordingly the Additional District Judge/F.T.C. II, Dehradun is directed to decide the S.C.C. Suit No. 21 of 2007, Smt. Subhdha Singh Vs. Sunil Aggarwal expeditiously on merits, preferably within a period of one year from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. Both the parties shall co-operate with the trail court in the speedy disposal of the suit. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.S. Verma, J.) RCP