Court No. 2 Writ Petition No. 509 (M/S) of 2002 Radheyshyam Agrawal ……………… Petitioner Versus Prescribed Authority(Addl.C.J.M.) Rudrapur and others ……………… Respondents …... Hon,ble P.C. Verma, J. Heard Sri Lalit Belwal, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned S.C. This petition has been filed seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondent no.1 to decide Rent Control Case no.1 of 1996, Radheyshyam Agrawal Vs. Dharam Pal and others on day to day basis or within stipulated period. The comments from the concerned District Judge were invited. The District Judge, Udham Singh Nagar has sent his comment. According to him, the concerned Court was lying vacant on account of the posting of the Presiding Officer. Therefore, power u/s 3(e) of the Act No. XIII of 1972 were conferred to the C.J.M. Rudrapur to perform the duties of Prescribed Authority and at present the case is pending for disposal in the Court of C.J.M. Rudrapur. In view of the above, C.J.M Rudrapur is directed to hear and decide the Rent Control Case no.1 of 1996, Radheyshyam Agrawal Vs. Dharam Pal and others within a period of three months from the date of the production of the certified copy of this order. With this petition is disposed of. (P.C. Verma) 17.9.2002 A.