IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Interim Relief Application No.1479/2011 In Writ Petition No.384 of 2011 (M/S) Damodar Prasad ..… Petitioner Versus Jagdish Prasad Dhyani and another ….. Respondents Mr. Ramji Srivastava, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. P.C. Bisht, Brief Holder for respondent no.2 Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the Civil Judge (S.D.), Dehradun to expedite and conclude the proceedings of O.S. No.451 of 2009, Sri Jagdish Prasad Dhyani Vs. Sri Damodar Prasad and another. According to the petitioner, the petitioner/defendant and the father of Sanjay Sunderiyal/defendant no.2 were the owners of land measuring 8100 sq. feets situated at Chukuwala, Nai Basti, Dehradun. Out of the said land, 5400 sq. feets land was sold to the respondent/plaintiff vide a registered sale deed dated 30.1.1979. Remaining 2700 sq. feets of land was in the possession of the petitioner. It is alleged that just for grabbing the remaining 2700 sq. feets of the aforesaid land of the petitioner, the respondent/plaintiff filed a suit being O.S. No.451 of 2009 before Civil Judge (Senior Division), Dehradun on 13.8.2009. The grievance of the petitioner is that more than one year have elapsed but till date even issues have not been framed and the matter is being delayed on one pretext or the other. It is pleaded that the petitioner is a senior citizen and at 2 present he is aged about 71 years. Therefore, he prayed that learned Civil Judge (S.D.), Dehradun be directed to expedite the disposal of the suit. Prayer made is innocuous. The Civil Judge (Senior Division), Dehradun is directed to decide the O.S. No.451 of 2009, Jagidsh Prasad Dhyani Vs. Damodar Prasad and another, pending before him, as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of one year from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (Interim Relief Application No.1479/2011 also stands disposed of). (B.S. Verma, J.) 5.3.2011 RG