IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Delay Condonation Application No.1059/2011 & Restoration Application No.66/2011 In Writ Petition No.1042 of 2004 (M/S) Munesh Kumar ..… Petitioner Versus Deputy Director of Consolidation/Upper Collector Haridwar and others ….. Respondents Mr. K.S. Verma, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Sudhir Kumar, Brief Holder for respondent nos.1 and 2 Mr. Bhuvan Bhatt, Advocate for respondent nos.5, 6 and 7 Mr. Rajendra Singh, Advocate for the intervener Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties on delay condonation application as well as restoration application. The grounds shown for delay in filing restoration application as well as for the absence of the petitioner on 29.10.2010, when the writ petition was dismissed in default, are satisfactory. Therefore, the delay condonation as well as the restoration applications are allowed. The writ petition is restored to its original number. Learned counsel for parties agreed to dispose of the writ petition today itself. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the order dated 5.10.2004 passed by respondent no.1 Deputy Director of Consolidation/Upper Collector Haridwar, whereby the said court stayed further proceedings of Revision No.656, Munesh Kumar Vs. Smt. Usha Devi till the completion of proceedings of 2 demarcation/transfer of possession on the proposed chaks. From a perusal of the order impugned, it transpires that the order has been passed in the year 2004. The demarcation and transfer of possession proceedings might have been completed during the intervening period and now there is no justification to keep the revision proceedings pending. Therefore, the Deputy Director of Consolidation (respondent no.1) is directed to hear the revision on merits, expeditiously, preferably within a period of four months from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.S. Verma, J.) 22.2.2011 RG 2