HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 572 of 2006 (MS) Satendra Datt Bijalwan s/o Sri Shive Datt Bijalwan Village Kyari, Patti Makhlogi, District Tehri Garhwal ………… Petitioner Versus 1. The District Judge, Tehri Garhwal 2. Smt. Pramod Bijalwan d/o Late Sri Parashu Ram Badoni r/o Asha Kunj Lane No. 3 H.N.B. Colony, Mathurawala Road, Ajabpur Khurd District Dehradun. ………..Respondents Sri Arvind Vashist, Advocates for the petitioner. Standing Counsel for the respondents. Dated: 17.5.2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. Heard the learned counsel for the parties at length. By the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus to expedite the proceedings of Original Suit No. 14 of 2004 Satendra Datt vs. Smt Pramod Bijalwan pending in the Court of District Judge, Tehri Garhwal. Briefly stated the petitioner has filed a suit under section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act in the year 2004. The grievance of the petitioner is that the suit has not been disposed of as yet although under section 21-B of the Hindu Marriage Act, every petition under the Act should have been disposed of within six months. In view of the above, the District Judge, Tehri Garhwal is directed to decide the petition under section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, within six months after obtaining the certified copy of this order. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Dated: 17.05.2006 Rajesh Tandon, J. *Dhyani.