Writ Petition No. 7094 (M/S) of 2001 Hon’ble P.C. Verma, J. This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking writ of direction to command the respondent no. 3 / Judicial Magistrate, Haldwani, Nainital to dispose of Criminal cases Nos. 2359 of 1997, 2129 of 1997, 1676 of 1995, 1441 of 1997, and 1674 of 1997 and also respondent no.4 Judicial Magistrate, Kashipur, District-Udham Singh Nagar to dispose of Criminal Case No. 276 of 1997 under Section 26 of the Forest Act expeditiously. Considering the facts and circumstances and nature of the cases, prayers is innocuous, deserves to be accepted. The respondents no. 3 & 4 are directed to dispose of aforesaid criminal cases pending in their Courts within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the aforesaid observation, the petition is disposed of. 11.7.2002 (P.C. Verma, J.) P.Singh