Judgment:
$~11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % + W.P.(C) 4399/2017 & CM No.19196/2017 Judgment delivered on:
25. 05.2017 CROP CARE FEDERATION OF INDIA & ANR ........ Petitioner
s versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS ........ RESPONDENTS
Advocates who appeared in this case: 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 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV SACHDEVA Mr. Dhruv Mohan, Adv. for RG JUDGMENT2505.2017 SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J.
(ORAL) 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. WP(C) 43992017 Page 1 of 2 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. 7. The writ petition is disposed of in terms of above. Order Dasti under signatures of the Court Master. MAY25 2017/‘rs’ WP(C) 43992017 SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J Page 2 of 2