IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 812 of 2009 (M/S) Smt. Madhvi Devi, W/O Sri Bilash Thakur, R/O 36/5 Curzon Road, Dehradun, through Power of Attorney Holder Sri D.S. Thakur. …… Petitioner. Versus Sri Sunil Aggarwal, S/O Late Sri B.L.Aggarwal, Proprietor B.L.Traders, 48 (New 48/349) Chakrata Road, (Baaz Building), Dehradun. … Respondent. Sri Karan Anand, learned counsel for the petitioner. Date June 05, 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 Additional District Judge/F.T.C. II, Dehradun be directed to expedite and conclude the proceedings in S.C.C. Suit No. 20 of 2007, Smt. Madhavi Devi Vs. Sri Sunil Aggarwal. A perusal of record reveals that the petitioner-plaintiff filed S.C.C. Suit No. 20 of 2007, Smt. Madhavi Devi Vs. Sri Sunil Aggarwal for recovery of rent and for ejectment of the defendant. In the suit, summons were issued and the defendant was granted 15 days time to file the written statement within the stipulated and ultimately the same wad filed on 30-11-2007 but the said S.C.C. Suit is still pending at the stage of final hearing because the defendant-respondent is not interested in the speedy decision of the suit. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the intention of the legislature is that the S.C.C. suits be decided expeditiously on priority basis. Learned counsel has urged that the power of attorney holder is aged about 65 years, therefore, a direction be issued to the court concerned to decide the S.C.C. suit expeditiously within a time frame. Prayer in innocuous. Accordingly the Additional District Judge/F.T.C. II, Dehradun is directed to decide the S.C.C. Suit No. 20 of 2007, Smt. Madhavi Devi Vs. Sri Sunil Aggarwal expeditiously on merits, preferably within a period of one year from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. Both the parties shall co-operate with the trial court in the speedy disposal of the suit. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.S.Verma, J.) RCP