IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1777 (M/S) of 2012 1- Suresh Singh S/o Mangal Singh (deceased) 1/1. Reeta Devi W/o Suresh Singh, 2. Amar Singh S/o Mangal Singh, 3. Bhole Nath Singh S/o Mangal Singh - Petitioners Versus Harsha Vardhan S/o Shyama Charan - Respondent [Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. (Oral)] Heard Sri V.D. Bisen, Advocate, counsel for the petitioners. By means of this petition the petitioners have sought an appropriate order or direction to Tehsildar Khatima, District Udham Singh Nagar to decide the Mutation Case No. 30/332 of 2010-11 Suresh Singh and others and others Vs. Harsh Vardhan, pending before him, expeditiously as far as possible. The grievance of the petitioners is that they have purchased a piece of land measuring 9 Bighas 12 Vishwas in Khet no. 970 min. situated in village Nausar Tehsil Khatima District Udham Singh Nagar from the respondent Harsh Vardhan through registered sale deed dated 27-8-1991. The mutation proceeding for mutating the name of petitioners commenced by registering the case on 16-8-2011 in the Court of Tehsildar Khatima. The Patwari has submitted his reported dated 28-11-2011. One witness and petitioner is already examined and no objection has been filed and the name of the petitioner has not yet been mutated by the Tehsildar after completion of one year of the mutation proceeding. Therefore, direction be issued to Tehsildar concerned, to expedite the proceedings of mutation case. Prayer made is innocuous. The Tehsildar Kharima, District Udham Singh Nagar is directed to expedite the proceeding of Mutation Case No. 30/332 of 2010-11 Suresh Singh and others Vs. Harsh Vardhan, which is pending before him, and decide the same expeditiously as far as possible in 2 accordance with law, preferably, within a period of four months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the above direction the writ petition is disposed of finally. ISB (B.S. Verma, J.) 27-08-2012