IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No. 2469 of 2011 Mohd. Sharif Salmani S/O Late Abdul Lateef Salmani. … Petitioner. Versus Tahseem Ahmad and five others. … Respondents. Mr. P.C.Petshali, Advocate, learned counsel for the petitioner. Date November 23, 2011. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed that the Judge, Small Cause Court/Civil Judge (Junior Division), Pauri Garhwal (for short J.S.C.C.) be directed to decide S.C.C. Suit No. 1 of 2006, Mohd. Sharif Salmani Vs. Tehsim Ahmad and others pending in that Court within a time bound period. The plaintiff-petitioner filed S.C.C. Suit No. 1 of 2006 for eviction and for recovery of arrears of rent against the respondents’ father late Kadeer Ahmad in the year 2006, who filed his written statement on 20-8-2009. During the pendency of the suit, the sole defendant died and he was substituted by his legal heirs, who were arrayed respondents herein. Considering the fact that the suit has been pending since the year 2006, therefore, in the interest of justice, the learned J.S.C.C. is directed to decide the SCC Suit No. 1 of 2006 Mohd. Sharif Salmani Vs. Mohd. Kadeer (since deceased) substituted by his L.Rs. Tehsim Ahmad and others on merits, expeditiously in accordance with law preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.S.Verma, J.) RCP