IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No.1416 of 2009. Vinod Sharma S/O Late Sri Daya Ram Sharma, R/O Kailash Vihar Handi Bandi Nainital. … Petitioner. Vs. State of Uttarakhand and two others. … Respondents. Sri Sharad Sharma, Senior Advocate with Sri Jitendra Chaudhary, Advocate, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri K.P.Upadhyay, learned Additional C.S.C. for the respondents. Date October 27, 2009. P.C.: Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no. 2 to consider and pass an appropriate final order of granting conversion of the land in possession of the petitioner. According to the petitioner, he purchased the property area 45.07 Sq.Mt. from Deepak Sah on 15-11- 2007 by way of sale deed and he is also in possession of the appurtenant land. According to him, he is in possession of land measuring 104.38 Sq.Mt. apart from 45.07 sq.mt. land. The petitioner has applied for free hold as per Nazul Policy issued by the Government to that effect. The petitioner has already deposited Rs. 1 Lakh towards the charges of conversion of Nazul land into free hold but the respondent authority is lingering on the matter in not deciding the application. 2 Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner has contended that the respondent-authority be directed to decide the application of the petitioner within a stipulated period. Prayer is innocuous. Learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel has no objection if the application is ordered to be decided within a time frame in accordance with law by the authority concerned. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the respondent no.2- District Magistrate Nainital is directed to take a decision on the application of the petitioner, which is pending for conversion on the basis of material on record and as per Nazul Policy in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. Costs easy. All pending applications also stand disposed of. (B.S.Verma,J.) RCP 3