IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No. 2303/2007 Budh Singh ..…… Petitioner Versus Additional Commissioner, Garhwal Mandal, Pauri Camp at Dehradun and four others. …….. Respondents ………………….. Sri A. Rab Advocate present for the petitioner. Sri R.C. Arya, Brief Holder for the State/respondent Nos. 1, 2 & 3. Sri B.P. Nautiyal Advocate present for the respondent Nos. 4 & 5. Date: August 11, 2009 Hon’ble B.S.Verma,J. This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking writ of certiorari for set asiding the impugned orders dated 17.07.2006 passed by Assistant Collector 1st Class, Mussoorie, District-Dehradun and dated 17.10.2007 passed by Additional Commissioner, Garhwal Mandal, Pauri, Camp at Dehradun, contained in Annexure Nos. 4 & 6 respectively to this petition. 2. The facts of the case, in brief, are that the petitioner filed a suit under Section 229-B of the Uttar Pradesh Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act before the Assistant Collector (Sadar), Dehradun stating therein that he is in adverse possession of Khasra No.2068/2, area 0.23 hectare, situated in Majra Chauilya Dhoba, Village-Arkedia Grant, Dehradun since 18.10.1962 and is recorded 2 Bhumidhar on the same. The suit was registered as Suit No. 11/2005-06, Budh Singh versus Doon Housing Company and others. The respondent Nos. 5 & 6 moved an application under Order 1 Rule 10 C.P.C. for impleading them party in the said case on the ground that in Khasra No.2068 Arkedia Grant, respondent Nos. 5 & 6 are having 0.405 hectare land and the land of the petitioner has been acquired under wildlife. The name of the father of respondent No.5 has been recorded in Category-9 and thereafter the petitioner after obtaining injunction wanted to grab the land of respondent Nos. 5 & 6. The Assistant Collector 1st Class allowed the application of the respondent Nos. 5 & 6 on 17.07.2006. The revision filed by the petitioner against the said order was also dismissed by the Additional Commissioner on 17.10.2007. Aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner has come up in his petition. 3. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. I find no infirmity or irregularity in the impugned orders. 4. During the course of argument, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the writ petition may be disposed of with the direction to the respondent No.2 Assistant Collector 1st Class, Mussoorie, District-Dehradun to decide the suit No. 11/2005-06 within the stipulated time. 5. In view of above, the impugned orders dated 17.07.2006 and 17.10.2007 passed by Assistant Collector 1st Class, Mussoorie as well as by 3 Additional Commissioner, Garhwal Division are maintained. However, the writ petition is disposed of finally with the direction to the respondent No.2/Assistant Collector 1st Class / Parganadhikari Mussoorie, District-Dehradun to decide the Suit No.11/2005-06, Budh Singh versus Doon Housing Company & others preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. (All the pending applications stands disposed of.) (B.S.Verrma,J.) 11.08.2009 P.Singh