IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (MS) No. 1720 of 2010 Shakuntala Devi and others ……Petitioners. Versus Vimla Bhatuiya (since deceased) and others. ….Respondents. Present : Mr. Arvind Vashisth, Advocate for the petitioners. Date of Decision : 30.9.2010 Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral) 1. Heard Mr. Arvind Vashisth, Advocate for the petitioners. 2. This petitioner has been filed by the petitioner praying that the IInd Addl. Civil Judge (J.D.) Roorkee, District Haridwar be directed to expedite and conclude the proceedings of Original Suit No. 141 of 1998 Smt. Vimla Bhatuiya Vs. Smt. Shakuntala Bhatia and others. 3. The petitioner is a defendant in a suit being Original Suit No. 141 of 1998 Smt. Vimla Bhatuiya Vs. Smt. Shakuntala Bhatia and others, which was instituted way back in the year 1998 for permanent injunction. According to the petitioner, the evidence of the defendant were closed on 16.4.2007 and thereafter the matter was fixed for arguments. All the same, the Court did not proceed in the matter since then and on one pretext or the other, the matter is being adjourned. The order whereby the evidence were closed has been quoted in the writ petition. 4. The only innocuous prayer of the petitioner before this Court is that a direction be given to the Court below to expedite the matter. 5. On the given set of facts, this writ petition is liable to be decided at the admission stage itself and is disposed of with the following directions: The II Addl. Civil Judge (J.D.) Roorkee, district Haridwar is directed to expedite the hearing of the O.S. No. 141 of 1998 Smt. Vimla Bhatuiya Vs. Smt. Shakuntala Bhatia and others and conclude 2 it as expeditiously as possible. It is clarified that unless it is absolutely necessary in the interest of justice, unnecessary adjournments will not be granted. 6. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 30.9.2010 Rathour