IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1107 OF 2009 (SS) Constable 262 Chandrama Prasad ……Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and others. ..Respondents. Mr. Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for State of Uttarakhand. 11th November, 2009 Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Heard Mr. Pradeep Kumar Srivastava, Advocate for petitioner and Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for State of Uttarakhand. The petitioner, who was a constable in Uttarakhand Civil Police, was dismissed from service vide order dated 26.12.2001 passed by the respondent no. 2 i.e. Senior Superintendent of Police, Udham Singh Nagar. Against the order of dismissal, the petitioner has preferred a statutory appeal under Rule 20 of the Uttar Pradesh Police of the Subordinate Ranks (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1991 (from hereinafter referred to as the Punishment and Appeal Rules, 1991). The appeal was filed by the petitioner well within time and is pending before the Appellate Authority. The sole grievance of the petitioner before this Court is that a direction be issued to the Appellate Authority to decide the appeal filed by the petitioner expeditiously. On the above facts, no counter affidavit need to be called as the prayer seems to be innocuous. 2 It is hereby directed that in case such an appeal filed by the petitioner is pending before the respondent no. 3 i.e. Deputy Inspector General of Police, Nainital Range, Nainital, respondent no. 3 shall decide the said appeal expeditiously. With the aforesaid direction, writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 11.11.2009 Rathour