IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1587 of 2008 (M/S) Daulat Singh, S/O Sri Jogi Singh, R/O Village Pindari, Tehsil Sitarganj, District Udham Singh Nagar. …… Petitioner. Versus District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar and another. … Respondents. Sri D.N.Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri Sudhir Kumar, learned Brief Holder for the State-respondents. Date September 10, 2008. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a direction in the nature of mandamus to respondent no. 2 to decide the application moved by the petitioner under Section 143 of the U.P.Z.A. and L.R. Act before the Assistant Collector/S.D.M. Sitarganj, district Udham Singh Nagar. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. A perusal of record shows that the land which has been sought to be declared under Section 143 of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act appears to be agricultural land and the petitioner has moved an application under Section 143 of the said Act (copy Annexure No.1 to the writ petition) before the Assistant Collector concerned for declaration regarding user of the land for a purpose other than agriculture. The application is pending since 28-10-2006. Prayer is innocuous. 2 In the above circumstances, the respondent no.2 is directed to decide the application of the petitioner moved under Section 143 of the U.P.Z.A. and L.R.Act in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably 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. ( B.S.Verma, J. ) RCP 3 4