IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No. 333 of 2009 B.D. Sharma ……….. Petitioner Versus Consolidation Officer, Roorkee, District Haridwar and others. ……….. Respondents ………………. Sri Manish Arora, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri Sudhir Kumar, learned counsel for the State/respondent No.1. Date: April 24, 2009 Hon’ble B.S.Verma,J. This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent No.1 to decide the case No. 988/1987 & 989/1987 (new No. 07 of 2008- 09,) Smt.Gyatri Devi versus B.D. Sharma. 2. The submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that consolidation dispute is going on between the petitioner and respondent No.2 since the year 1987. Lastly, on 16.02.2006 the Deputy Director of Consolidation in a revision filed by respondent No.3 upheld the order dated 14.08.2003 passed by Settlement Officer of Consolidation by which the matter was remanded to the Consolidation Officer. No doubt, since February 2006 the case is pending before the Consolidation Officer for decision. The petitioner is suffering due to pendency of case. 3. The prayer is innocuous, deserves to be accepted. The Consolidation Officer, Roorkee, District-Haridwar shall expedite the hearing of case No. 988/1987 & 989/1987 (new No. 07 of 2008- 09,) Smt.Gyatri Devi versus B.D. Sharma and decide the same as 2 far as possible, preferably within a period of six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. 4. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. (Interim relief application No. 1682/2009 stands disposed of.) (B.S. Verma, J.) 24.04.2009 P.Singh