THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 1890 of 2008 Geeta Devi Thapa & another …Petitioners Versus Smt. Parvati Devi Thapa & another …Respondents Sri Rajendra Dobhal, Advocate along with Sri Tarun Lakhera, Advocate for petitioners Dated: October 21, 2008 Hon’ble B.C. Kandpal, J. By way of this writ petition petitioner no. 1, who are opposite party in Succession Application No. 230 of 2005, Parvati Devi Thapa versus Geeta Devi Thapa, has sought the relief for issuing a writ of mandamus directing the court below to decide the succession case expeditiously. Heard Sri Rajendra Dobhal, learned counsel for the petitioners and perused the record. The order-sheet indicates that succession application was moved on 21st November, 2005. Thereafter, several dates have been fixed in the case, but the case has not been decided as yet. The court below has also passed an injunction order on 21.11.2005 directing the Senior Manager of State Bank of India not to disburse the amount deposited with the Bank till further orders. After hearing submission advanced by learned counsel for the petitioners and perusing the record, 2 I am of the view that the delay in disposal of succession case is certainly defeating the ends of justice. The prayer made by the petitioners in the writ petition appears to be innocuous. Therefore, the court below i.e. District Judge, Dehradun is directed to dispose of Succession Application No. 230 of 2005 (O.S. No. 1/2008), Parvati Devi Thapa versus Geeta Devi Thapa, expeditiously without causing any unreasonable delay (preferably within a period of six months). With the aforesaid observations, the petition is finally disposed of. (B.C. Kandpal, J.) SP 3