IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO.1052 (MS) OF 2006 Chitrarth Kandpal, S/o Shir Mahesh Chandra Kandpal, R/o Suit No.11, Banke Mansion, Mallital, Nainital. …………Petitioners Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal through the Principal Secretary, Technical Education, Uttaranchal Shasan, Dehradun. 2. Uttaranchal Technical Universtiy. 6, Mahant Laxman Das Road (Near Abhishek Tower) Dehradun-248001 (Uttaranchal) through Vice Chancellor. 3. The Coordinator, UTUEE-2006, Uttaranchal Technical University, 6, Mahant Laxman Das Road (Near Abhishek Tower), Dehradun-248001 (Uttaranchal). 4. The Chairman, State Counselling Board, UA (SCBUA), Uttaranchal Technical University, 6, Mahant Laxman Das Road (Near Abhishek Tower), Dehradun-248001 (Uttaranchal). 5. G.B. Pant Engineering College, Pauri through Principal. 6. Kumaon Engineering College, Dwarahat through Principal. 7. Birla Institute of Applied Sciences, Bhimtal, district-Nainital through Director. ………..Respondents Dated: 05.08.2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. Heard Sri M.C. Kandpal, Sr. Advocate, assisted by Sri K.N. Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner, Sri Arivnd Vasisht, Advocate for the respondnts no.2, 3 and 4, Sri Subhash, Upadhyay, Advocate for the respondent no. 5 and Standing Counsel for the respondent no.1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent authorities to admit/allot the seat to the petitioner in the G.B. Pant Engineering College, Pauri/Birla Insittue of Applied Sciences, Bhimital, Nainital. Further prayer has been made for a writ of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent authorities to call the records of the Central Counseling held at Asian School, Indira Nagar, Dehradun on July 1 and 2, 2006 and the Counselling held at Birla Institute of Applied Sciences on 24.07.2006. However, at the time of hearing of the writ petition, the petitioner has confined his prayer for permission to file a fresh representation, which may be disposed of expeditiously in accordance with the rules. Sri V.K. Tiwari/Vice Chancellor/respondent no.2 is present today in the Court, who has also assured that he will try to solve the grievances of the petitioner expeditiously after looking to the record. However, without going into the merit of the controversy, liberty is given to the petitioner to move a representation before the respondent 2 the Vice Chancellor of the Uttaranchal Technical University within a period of one week from the date of presentation of the certified copy this order. On filing the aforesaid representation, the same shall be disposed of by passing a reasoned order in accordance with the rules within a period of ten days thereafter. In view of the above, writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Copy of the order to be given within four days. (Rajesh Tandon, J.) 05.08.2006 Rathour