THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No. 1444 of 2010. Smt. Vijay Laxmi Sharma Wife of Shri J.K.Sharma, Resident of 6, Adarsh Nagar Rishikesh, Dehradun … Petitioner. Vs. 1. Commissioner Garhwal Mandal Camp at Dehradun. 2. Haridwar Development Authority, Branch Office having its Office at Rishilok Colony, Rishikesh through its Secretary. …Respondents. Mr. Ghanshyam Joshi, Advocate, holding brief of Mr. Arvind Vashist, Advocate, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Subhash Upadhyay, Brief Holder for the respondent No. 1. Mr. U.K.Uniyal, Senior Advocate with Ms. Puja Banga, Advocate, learned counsel for the respondent no.2-H.D.A. Date August 17, 2010. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no. 1 to conclude the proceedings of HDA Appeal No. nil of 2010, Smt. Vijay Laxmi Sharma and four others Vs. Haridwar Development Authority expeditiously, which has been preferred against the order dated 28th July 2010 passed by the Joint Secretary of the H.D.A., whereby demolition order has been passed against the petitioner and also to direct the respondent no. 2 not to proceed with demolition proceedings or until the stay application is heard and decided by the respondent no. 1. The grievance of the petitioner is that the appeal was preferred by the petitioner before the respondent no. 1 on 31-7-2010 but the stay application moved by the appellants for stay of the operation of the impugned order has not been decided at the admission stage. The appeal is not even numbered as yet. 2 It is not disputed that the appeal has been filed by the petitioner and other persons before the respondent no1 against the order dated 28-7-2010 passed by the Joint Secretary, Haridwar Development Authority. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner may press her interim relief application before the appellate authority and the appellate authority-respondent no.1 shall also conclude the proceedings of the appeal expeditiously as far as possible, preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.S.Verma,J.) RCP