IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No. 859 of 2009 Tej Pal Singh S/o Harnam Singh, R/o Vilage Kheri Marakhmgrant Dehradun, Uttarakhand. ……. Petitioner Versus (1) Balveer Singh S/o Bhagwan Singh, R/o Village-Kheri Marakhmgrant, Dehradudn, Uttarakhand. (2) Manohar Singh S/o Bachan Singh, R/o Village Kheri Marakhmgrant, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. …….. Respondents …………………………. Sri D.C.S. Rawat Advocate, learned counsel for the petitioner. Date: June 12, 2009. Hon’ble B.S.Verma,J. This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking direction to command the learned Sub Divisional Magistrate, Dehradun to decide the Election Petition No.2 of 2008-09, Tej Pal Singh versus Balveer Singh and another filed under Section 12 C (1) of Uttarakhand Panchyat Raj Act within the period prescribed by this Court. 2. The sole grievance of the petitioner is that he had filed an election petition against the respondent Nos. 1 & 2 before the S.D.M./Parganadhikari, Dehradun on 25.10.2008 under Section 12 C(1) of Uttarakhand Panchayat Raj Act. The said petition was registered as Election Petition No.2 of 2008-09. The notices were issued by the court below to the respondents for filing objection/written statements. Thereafter the case was fixed as many as on eleven dates in the court 2 below. The respondent No.1 put his appearance but till date no objection/written statements is filed on behalf of the respondents. The election petition is pending due to frequent adjournments granted to the respondents. It is also alleged that due to unnecessary delay in disposal of the election petition the purpose will frustrate and the petitioner will suffer irreparably. 3. The prayer is innocuous, deserves to be accepted. The writ petition is disposed of finally with the direction to the learned Sub Divisional Magistrate, Dehradun to decide the Election Petition No.2 of 2008-09, Tej Pal Singh versus Balveer Singh and another, filed under Section 12 C (1) of Uttarakhand Panchyat Raj Act as far as possible preferably within a period of nine months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. (B.S.Verma,J.) 12.06.2009 P.Singh