IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Special Appeal No.54 of 2010 Om Dutt Tyagi ……….. Appellant Versus State of Uttarakhand and three others ....……… Respondents Coram:- Hon’ble J.S. Khehar, Chief Justice Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, Judge Present: Mr. Ajay Veer Pundir, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. H.M. Raturi, Advocate for respondent Nos. 1 & 2. Mr. Gopal Narain, Advocate for respondent Nos. 3 & 4. Date of Decision: 23.04.2010 J.S. Khehar, C.J. (Oral) The pleadings in Writ Petition (S/S) No. 1362 of 2008, as also in the present Special Appeal No.54 of 2010 reveal, that the appellant herein has preferred an appeal before the Assistant Cane Commissioner, Saharanpur. In terms of the provisions of Section 91 of the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000, the aforesaid appeal was liable to be transferred to the Assistant Cane Commissioner, Haridwar. The prayer made in the aforesaid writ petition, as well as in the instant special appeal is limited, namely, that the Assistant Cane Commissioner, Haridwar be directed to dispose of the appeal preferred by the appellant herein within a reasonable stipulated time. 2. Learned counsel for respondent No.4 i.e. Assistant Cane Commissioner, Haridwar states, that respondent No.4 shall adjudicate upon and dispose of the appeal appended to Writ Petition (S/S) No.1362 of 2008 as Annnexure-3 within three months from today. 3. Learned counsel for the appellant states, that the appellant will be satisfied if the submission made by learned counsel representing respondent No.4 is recorded as a direction by this Court, so as to be binding on respondent No. 4. 4. In view of the above, we are satisfied that the special appeal deserves to be disposed of with a direction to respondent No.4 to take a 2 final decision on the appeal preferred by the appellant, copy whereof is available on the record of Writ Petition (S/S) No.1362 of 2008 as Annexure-3, within three months from today. 5. The instant special appeal is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. 6. Since the main appeal has been disposed of on merits, it is not necessary for us to pass any formal order on the application for condonation of delay (CLMA No.2789 of 2010) in filing the appeal. ( Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. ) ( J.S. Khehar, C.J.) 23.04.2010 P.Singh