IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 702 of 2010 (M/S) Aman Garg & another ………..Petitioners Versus Dr. Atma Ram Verma …….Respondent Shri B.P.S. Mer, learned counsel for the petitioners. Shri D. Barthwal, learned counsel for the respondent. Dated: 02nd June, 2010 Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. Counter affidavit filed in the Court today. Same is taken on record. Present writ petition has been filed by the petitioners for direction to the learned District Judge, Dehradun, to decide the Rent Control Appeal no.173 of 2008, ‘Dr. Atma Ram Verma Vs. Aman Garg & another’, expeditiously preferably within 2 months. Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the respondent is not interested in the early disposal of the Rent Control Appeal no.173 of 2008 and wants to delay the same on one pretext or the other. He further submitted that the petitioners’ need in the property in question is bonafide and their release application was allowed in the year 2008 but for last 2 years the appeal has not been decided. Due to pendency of the appeal, the petitioners are facing acute hardship. 2 On the other hand, the learned counsel for the respondent submitted that respondent is not delaying disposal of the appeal and infact he is cooperating in the disposal of the appeal. The respondent also cooperated in the Trial Court and due to this reason the release application was decided merely in 7 months. He further submitted that the order sheet which is annexed by the petitioners shows that appeal has been listed on 22.12.2008, 12.02.2009, 04.03.2009, 08.03.2010 and 19.04.2010, out of which the petitioners remained absent on 12.02.2009 and petitioners sought adjournment on 04.03.2009, whereas only one adjournment was sought by the respondent. Having heard learned counsel for the parties, and after examining the order sheet, this Court thinks it fit and proper to direct the learned District Judge, Dehradun to decide the Rent Control Appeal no.173 of 2008, ‘Dr. Atma Ram Verma Vs. Aman Garg and another’ expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months from today. With these directions the writ petition is disposed of. Misc. Application No.3479 of 2010 also stands disposed of. (V.K. Bist, J.) Arpan 02.06.2010