HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 497 of 2010 (M/S) Harjeet Arora. ………..Petitioner Versus Girdhari Lal Kohli. …….Respondent Shri Neeraj Garg, Advocate for petitioner, None is present for the respondent. Dated: May 3, 2010 Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. Heard Sri Neeraj Garg, the learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record. 2. Present petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking direction to the learned Prescribed Authority/ Civil Judge (Sr. Div.), Rishikesh, District Dehradun to decide the P.A. Case No. 1 of 2009 ‘Harjeet Arora vs. Girdhari Lal Kohli, pending before him, as expeditiously as possible. 3. It is contended on behalf of the petitioner that the petitioner filed a petition under Section 21 (1) (b) of the U.P. Act No. 13 of 1972 against the respondent for release of the premises under his tenancy, before the Court of Prescribed Authority, Rishikesh, which was registered as P.A. Case no. 1 of 2009. The respondent filed his objection. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that in the said case, evidence of the petitioner has been closed but the respondent is seeking unnecessary adjournments and lingering on the matter. Learned counsel for the petitioner raised argument that under Rule-15 Sub Rule-3 of the Rules framed under U.P. Act No. 13 of 1972, the P.A. case should have been decided 2 within a period of two months from the date of its filing. Perusal of the record reveals that application under Section 21 (1) (b) of U.P. Act no. 13 of 1972 was moved by the petitioner on 12.03.2009 and more than one year has been elapsed. 4. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and after considering every aspect of the matter, it is directed that the learned Prescribed Authority/Civil Judge (Sr. Div.), Rishikesh shall decide the P.A. Case No. 1 of 2009 ‘Harjeet Arora vs. Girdhari Lal Kohli, pending before him expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. 5. With the above direction, the writ petition is finally disposed of. No order as to costs. 6. All the pending applications stand disposed of accordingly. (V.K. Bist, J.) 03.05.2010 NCM: