IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No. 452 of 2008 Sanjay Virmani ……….. Petitioner Versus Additional Commissioner, Garhwal Division, Pauri Garhwal and others. ……….. Respondents ………………. Sri Anand Kumar Agarwal, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri Gopal Narain, learned brief holder for the State/respondent Nos.1 & 2. Date: April 28, 2009 Hon’ble B.S.Verma,J. This petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent No.1 to decide the Revision No. 04 of 2007-08, Sanjay Virmani and others versus Nain Singh and others. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner had moved an application for mutation of his name in revenue records which was granted by the Tehsildar, Joshimath, District-Chamoli. Against the said order, the respondent Nos. 3, 4 & 5 preferred an appeal bearing No.4 of 2006-07 before the Assistant Collector 1st Class, Joshimath (District-Chamoli)/respondent No.2. An application has also been moved by the petitioner before the Commissioner, Garhwal Division for transfer of the said appeal from the court of respondent No.2, in which the Commissioner, Garhwal Division has also stayed the proceedings of the case before the respondent No.2. It is also alleged that in the meantime the respondent No.2 decided the appeal by an ante dated order and set aside the order of mutation passed by Tehsildar, Joshimath. The petitioner has 2 preferred a revision before the respondent No.1 against the said order of Assistant Collector 1st Class, Joshimath in the month of March 2007, which is still pending for disposal. The petitioner is suffering great hardship due to deletion of his name from the revenue records. 3. The prayer is innocuous, deserves to be accepted. The Additional Commissioner, Garhwal Division/respondent No.1 shall expedite the hearing of revision No. 04 of 2007-08, Sanjay Virmani and others versus Nain Singh and others and decide the same as far as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. 4. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. (Interim relief application No. 627/2009 stands disposed of.) (B.S. Verma, J.) 28.04.2009 P.Singh