IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No. 657 of 2010 Sardar Shukdev Singh S/O Sri Sardar Roor Singh, R/O Bhotia Parao, Haldwani, Nainital, District Nainital. … Petitioner. Versus 1. Prescribed Authority/Sub Divisional Magistrate, Haldwani, Nainital, District Nainital. 2. Paramjit Singh Sainti, President of Khalsa National Girls Inter College, Nainital Road, Haldwani District Nainital and Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Senior Secondary School, Civil Lines Haldwani, District Nainital. … Respondents. Mr. B.D.Kandpal, Advocate, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. K.P.Upadhyay, learned Additional C.S.C. for the respondent no.1. Date May 05, 2010. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. (Interim Relief Application No. 3267 of 2010) Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no. 1 to decide the Misc. Case No. 100 of 2009, Sardar Sukhdev Singh Vs. Param Jeet Singh Sainti within a time bound period. According to the petitioner, he submitted a complaint before the Deputy Registrar, Firms, Societies and Chits, Haldwani, who in turn remitted the matter to the Sub Divisional Magistrate Haldwani, who is the Prescribed Authority under Section 25 of the Societies Registration Act, 1960. The grievance of the petitioner is that the proceeding is pending since 27-11-2009 for disposal and the matter relates to election of Khalsa National Girls Inter College Haldwani and Shri 2 Guru Teg Bahadur Public School Haldwani (Nainital) dated 23-11- 2009. In the facts and circumstances of the case since the case is pending for disposal since 27-11-2009, the respondent no. 1- Prescribed Authority/SDM Haldwani is directed to decide the Misc. Case No. 100 of 2009 Sardar Sukhdev Singh Vs. Paramjeet Singh Santi, in accordance with law after hearing both the parties, expeditiously, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. All pending applications stand disposed of. ( B.S.Verma, J.) RCP 3