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JUDGMENT
CROP CARE FEDERATION OF INDIA & ANR ..... Petitioners
For the Petitioner : Mr. Rajeev K. Virmani, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Ashish Kothari, Advs.
For the Respondents : Mr. Gaurang Kanth, Adv. for R-1,2
Mr. Dhruv Mohan, Adv. for RG
1. The petitioner by the present petition seeks a direction to respondent no. 2 to expeditiously hear and dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner being Appeal No. 15/2016.
2. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner submits that the appeal was listed for 17.04.2017, however on a request received on behalf of respondent no. 4, the date of hearing was cancelled and no fresh date has been fixed. 2017:DHC:2879 WP(C) 43992017
3. The petitioner has prayed for expeditious disposal of the appeal and even made an application to respondent no. 2. However, the appeal has not been taken up for hearing. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent no. 4 has not yet filed a response to the appeal.
4. The Writ Petition is disposed of directing that the Respondent no. 3 and 4 may file, with respondent No. 2, their responses, if any, to the appeal within a period of two weeks. Rejoinder to the responses, if any, be filed within two weeks thereafter.
5. Respondent no. 2 is directed to dispose of the appeal within a period of two months from the date of completion of pleadings. The parties shall be afforded an opportunity of personal hearing. The parties shall appear before the respondent no. 2 for directions on 11.07.2017 at 3.30 p.m.
6. The writ petition is disposed of in terms of above.
7. Order Dasti under signatures of the Court Master.
SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J MAY 25, 2017/‘rs’