HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 415/2010 (M/S) Thep Ram. …Petitioner. Versus Sub Divisional Magistrate, Haldwani And others. …Respondents. Shri Gopal Narayan, Advocate for the petitioner, Shri R.C. Arya, Brief Holder for the State/respondents. Dated: April 1, 2010 Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record. 2. Present petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking direction to the respondent to decide the mutation application of the petitioner which is pending before respondent no.2 since 19.06.1989, expeditiously. 3. On 30.03.2010 at the time of hearing of the case, the learned Brief Holder for the State took time for seeking instructions and this case was directed to be listed on 01.04.2010. Today Sri R.C. Arya, the learned Brief Holder informed the Court that the Tehsildar, Tehsil Haldwani, District Nainital/respondent no.2 has fixed 22.04.2010 for hearing on the application moved by the petitioner for mutation and application of the petitioner shall be decided on the next date fixed in the matter i.e. on 22.04.2010. 4. In view of the statement made by the learned Brief Holder for the State and refraining to enter into the 2 merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of with the directions to respondent no.2 to take a decision on the application moved by the petitioner for mutation on the next date fixed i.e. on 22.04.2010 or positively within one week thereafter. 5. No order as to costs. 6. Interim relief application (CLMA No. 1888 of 2010) also stands disposed of. (V.K. Bist, J.) 01.04.2010 NCM: