IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 835 of 2009 (M/S) Sri Chandra Shekhar Vyas S/O Late Pandit Shiv Dayal, R/O Khesti Das Dayal Ki Dharamshala, Patthar Wali Gali, 9, Mukerjee Marg Rishikesh, District-Dehradun. ……. Petitioner. Versus Sri Ram Gopal S/O Late Jagdish, R/O Khesti Das Dayal Ki Dharamshala, Patthar Wali Gali, 9, Mukerjee Marg Rishikesh, District Dehradun (Uttarakhand). … Respondent. Ms. Prabha Noliyal, learned counsel for the petitioner. Date June 16, 2009. Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record. The only prayer made in this writ petition is that the District Judge, Dehradun be directed to expedite the proceeding of Rent Control Appeal No. 103 of 2008 Sri Ram Gopal Vs. Sri Chandra Shekhar, pending in his court. A perusal of the record shows that aggrieved by an order dated 1-7-2008 passed by the Prescribed Authority/Civil Judge (Junior Division) Rishikesh, whereby application for release of accommodation was allowed in favour of the petitioner and against the respondent, the respondent-tenant preferred and appeal under Section 22 of the U.P. Act No. 13 of 1972 before the District Judge, which was registered as R.C.A. No. 103 of 2008. The appellate court file admitting the appeal for hearing stay in favour of the appellant. According to the petitioner, the stay order was initially granted till 17-9-2008, which has been extended from time to time. The grievance of the petitioner is that the petitioner is a very old person of about 83 years and infirm and the respondent is not interested in the speedy decision of the appeal. The petitioner has annexed the entire order-sheet of the Rent Control Appeal as Annexure -4 to the Writ Petition. In the above facts and circumstances considering that the petitioner is an old person of 83 years, it would be expedient in the interest of justice to direct the court concerned to decide the appeal on merits expeditiously. Accordingly, the District Judge, Dehradun or the court concerned is directed to decide the Rent Control Appeal No.103 of 2008 Sri Ram Gopal Vs. Sri Chandra Sekhar Vyas on merits, expeditiously as far as possible, without any further delay. Both the parties shall co-operate in the speedy disposal of the appeal. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.S. Verma, J.) RCP