IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1138 of 2008 (M/S) Bharat Singh S/O Late Lakhi (Lakhi Singh), R/O Village Koti, Post Padiyargaon, Patti Juwa, Tehsil Tehri, District Tehri Garhwal or R/O Village Jakh Lagga Jyundasu, Patti Juwa Pargana Udaipur, Tehsil & District Tehri Garhwal at Present R/O Village Athurwala, Post Koti Bhaniyawala, Tehsil Rishikesh, District Dehradun. …… Petitioner. Versus The Director of Rehabilitation (Gramin) Tehri Bandh Pariyojna New Tehri, District Tehri Garhwal and four others. … Respondents. Sri S.S.Negi, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri K.P.Upadhyay, learned Additional C.S.C. for the respondents-State. Date July 15, 2008. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Sri S.S.Negi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri K.P.Upadhyay, learned Additional C.S.C. for the State- respondents. This writ petition has been filed for the following reliefs:- i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to make forthwith payment of the compensation of the parisampaties of the petitioner pertaining Khasra No. 929, 930 Jakh Lagga Jyundasu Patti Athur, Tehsil and District Tehri Garhwal which is Annexures Nos. 11, 12, 13 and 14 of this writ petition pertaining to House Hauja, Gul, Pakki Nahar, Gober Gadha, Gaushala, Trees etc. Panchaki (Gharat) etc. with interest at the rate of 18% per annum. ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent No. 1 to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 11-03-2008 pending in the office of respondent No. 1 which is annexure No. 16 to this writ petition. iii) A suitable writ, order or direction may be issued which this Hon’ble Court deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case. iv) Award the costs of present writ petition to the petitioner. 2 During the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner has confined his prayer only to the extent that a direction may be issued to the respondent no. 1 to decide the representation of the petitioner dated 11-03-2008 (Annexure No. 16 to the writ petition) within a time frame. In the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that the representation of the petitioner (copy Annexure No. 16 to the writ petition) shall be decided by the respondent no.1 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. All pending applications stand disposed of. ( B.S.Verma, J. ) RCP 3 4