IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Misc. Application NO.2649 of 2010 In Writ Petition No. 546 of 2010 (M/S) Smt. Shibani Prakash & another …….Petitioners. Versus Union of India & others ………Respondents. Mr. Ravindra Singh Bisht & A.D. Saunders, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Pradeep Joshi, Advocate for the Respondents No. 1 to 4 (Union of India). Mr. K.P. Upadhyay, Addl. C.S.C. for the respondent No.5 Dated:- 19-04-2010 Hon’ble B.S. Verma J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought the following reliefs:- i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to restore back the possession of the land purchased by the petitioners vide three registered sale deeds dated 07.04.2007(Annexure No.5) forthwith; ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents not to deprive of the petitioners from their property as purchased by them vide three registered sale deeds dated 07.04.2007(Annexure No. 5); iii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the Eco Task Force to restore back the possession of the land to the petitioners or the District Magistrate, Dehradun as per their undertaking given vide letters dated 17.02.2007 and 30.06.2009(Annexure No.s 8 & 13 respectively); iv) Issue any other writ, order of direction, as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. v) Award cost of the petition to the petitioners. The grievance of the petitioner is that the petitioners are bona-fide purchasers of the land in question through valid sale deeds. While the Eco Task Force has taken illegal possession of their land. During the course of the arguments the learned Counsel for the petitioners has submitted that representation of the petitioner is pending for disposal before Collector, Dehradun. The learned counsel has prayed for that the ends of justice would be met if a direction be issued to the Collector to take a decision in accordance with law, considering the letter dated 30.06.09 sent by respondent No. 2 to the Collector Dehradun (Annexure 13 to the petition). In the above facts and circumstances of the case, the Collector Dehradun is directed to take decision on the representation of the petitioners (Annexures 15 & 16 to the petition) in accordance with law considering the aforesaid letter dated 30.06.2009 expeditiously, preferably within the period of 8 weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the above observation and direction the writ petition is disposed of finally (B.S. Verma, J.) 19-04-2010 JM