IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1191 (M/S) of 2011 Chajju Singh Tomar @ Chandra Singh Tomar S/o Sri Chatar Singh Tomar - Petitioner Versus Yog Raj Sharma and five others - Respondents (Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J.) Heard Mr. Dharmendra Bharthwal, Advocate for the petitioner. By means of this petition the petitioner has sought a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus, commanding the Ist Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Dehradun to hear and decide O.S. No. 116 of 2002, Chajju Singh Tomar Vs. Yog Raj Singh Sharma and others, expeditiously as far as possible. According to the petitioner, he has filed O.S. No. 116 of 2002, on 8.2.2002, which is pending before Ist Additional Civil Judge (S.D.) Dehradun. On the day of institution of the suit, the court had passed the order directing the parties to maintain status quo. The defendant No.1 in the suit, had filed his written statement along with counter claim on 22.2.2002. Thereafter, the defendant sought a numerous adjournments on one pretext or the other and the suit is pending before the court below, even after lapse of about nine years. Therefore, the petitioner has prayed that the court below be directed to decide the suit as early as possible. Prayer made is innocuous. The Ist Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), Dehradun is directed to expedite the disposal of O.S. No. 116 of 2002, Chajju Singh Tomar Vs. Yog Raj Sharma and others, pending before him, and deicide the same as expeditiously as possible. Unnecessary adjournments shall be avoided. Parties shall cooperate in the expeditious disposal of the case. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. Dated: 20-6-2011 (B.S. Verma, J.) ISB