IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 723 of 2009 (M/S) Mohan Lal S/O Late Bansi Dhar, R/O 276L Garhi Cantt. Dehradun, District Dehradun. ……. Petitioner. Versus Smt. Kamlesh @ Kamla Devi W/O Late Vaidh Raj Shri Swami, Ayodhyapuri, R/O Gandi Village, Dakra Garhi Cantt. Dehradun and four others. …... Respondents. Sri Lokpal Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner. Date May 19, 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/5th F.T.C. Dehradun be directed to decide the Rent Control Appeal No. 156 of 2008, Smt. Kamlesh Devi and others Vs. Mohan Lal expeditiously, within a time frame. According to the petitioner, who is alleged to be a very old person of 81 years, filed an application under Section 21 of the U.P. Act No. 13 of 1972 for release of property in question against the respondents, which was finally decided by the Prescribed Authority by order dated 22-9-2008. Aggrieved, the respondents challenged the order in appeal (Rent Control Appeal No. 156 of 2008, Smt. Kamla Devi and others Vs. Mohan Lal) before the District Judge, Dehradun, who has granted stay order in favour of the appellant-respondents, while admitting the appeal for hearing . The said appeal is presently pending in the court of 5th F.T.C./Additional District Judge, Dehradun for hearing and disposal. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner being aged about 81 years is an infirm and very old person. The respondents-appellants in order to enjoy the stay order for a long time are not interested in the speedy decision of the said appeal. The petitioner has annexed copy of entire order-sheet of the appeal as Annexure 1 to the writ petition. It has been urged that considering the old age of the petitioner, a direction may be given to the appellate court to expedite the hearing and decision in the appeal within a time bound period. Prayer is innocuous. Accordingly, the appellate court, namely, Additional District Judge/F.T.C. V, Dehradun, in whose court the said Rent Control Appeal is pending for hearing and disposal, is directed to decide the appeal expeditiously on merits, preferably within a period of four months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. No order as to costs. (B.S. Verma, J.) RCP