HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 929 of 2006 (MS) The Good Shepohered Agricultural Mission through its Director Malcom Rencountre Banbasa, District Champawat …………. Petitioner versus 1. The Prescribed Authority/S.D.M. Tanakpur 2. Deputy Registrar, firms Societies and Chits, Kumaon Mandal, Haldwani, District Nainital 3. Maxine Shpway w/o Warwick Shipway alleging Director of Board of the ‘Good Shephered’ Agriculture Mission, Banbasa, District Champawat r/o F-179, Prashant Vihar, Delhi – 110085 4. Valerie Kettle R/o Stronge Farm, Banbasa, District Champawat Secretary of Good Shephered Agricultural Mission, Bansaba, District Champawat … Respondents Sri Arvind Vashisht, Advocate for the petitioner Standing Counsel for the respondents. Dated: 19.7.2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. By the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondent no. 1 to expedite the proceedings of reference the Goods Shephered Agricultural Mission vs. Deputy Registrar Firms Societies and Chits, Kumaun Mandal, Haldwani. According to the petitioner in compliance of the order dated 18.11.2005 passed in writ Petition No. 143 of 2005 (MS) the respondent no. 2 referred the matter to the respondent no. 1. The dispute regarding governing body of the society is pending since long adversely effecting the affairs of the society. The petitioner has, therefore, prayed for early disposal of the reference by the Prescribed Authority. In view of above, the Prescribed Authority is directed to dispose of the reference within a period of three months. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Dated: 19.7.2006 Rajesh Tandon, J. *Dhyani