IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 128 (S/S) of 2008 Afgal Ahmad S/o Ishak Ahmad …………………..Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand through Principal Secretary Education, Dehradun and others ………..……..Respondents. Sri H.S. Dhillon, Advocate for the Petitioner. Sri N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel, for the State. Hon'ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Sri H.S. Dhillon, Advocate present for the petitioner. Sri N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel, present for the respondents. Heard. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent no. 3 to entertain the application of the petitioner in pursuance to advertisement dated 09.07.2006 for admission in the Special B.T.C. Training Course. The petitioner’s case is that he was a candidate for Special B.T.C. Training Course in D.I.E.T., Rudrapur. It is further submitted that he is a member of Other Backward Caste. As per the advertisement, he was required to possess the mark sheet of the B.Ed. before the date of advertisement. However, it appears that 2 though he passed the examination but he was not possessing mark sheet, on the day of advertisement, which he received soon thereafter. Learned counsel for the parties agree that this writ petition may be disposed of directing the respondent no. 3 to decide the representation dated 04.03.2008 (annexure 2 to the rejoinder affidavit) made by the petitioner for redressal of his grievances. Having considered the submissions of learned counsel for the parties and after going through the affidavit, counter affidavit and rejoinder affidavit filed on their behalf, this writ petition is disposed of with the direction that respondent no. 3 may decide the representation dated 04.03.2008, made by the petitioner, within a period of one month from the date certified copy of this order is produced before such authority. (All pending applications also stand disposed of). (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) 21.07.2008 NS