IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 997 (MS) OF 2004 Sri Chiranjit Puri ………….…Petitioner. Versus A.D.J. & Others. ……………..Respondents. Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. Heard Sri B.P. Nautiyal, counsel for the petitioner. By the present Writ Petition, the petitioner has prayed for a expeditious disposal of the Appeal No. 3 of 2003 (Gyananand Ashram and another Vs. Sri Chirajiv Puri and others). Briefly stated, a suit was filed by the plaintiff/respondent. The suit was decreed in favour of the plaintiff in terms of compromise. The application was filed by the respondents no. 2 and 3 and the application having been rejected, an appeal has been preferred. Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the appeal was preferred in the year, 2003 and the same is still pending. Without entering into the merits of the controversy the appellate court is directed to expedite the appeal within a period of three months from the filing of the certified copy of the order. Subject to the aforesaid, the Writ Petition is disposed of. (RAJESH TANDON, J.) 13.10.2004 P.S.R.