IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No.144 (M/B) of 2004 Kanwar Pal Singh S/o Sri Ganga Swaroop R/o Village and P.O. Rayasi P.S. Laksar District Haridwar … Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal through Secretary, Secretariate Complex Dehradun & others 2. Secretary, Uttaranchal Shiksha Evam Pariksha Parishad, Ramnagar Nainital 3. Education Director Uttaranchal 2 Subhash Road Dehradun 4. Joint Education Director Garhwal Mandal Dehradun 5. District Education Officer Haridwar … Respondents Hon’ble M.M. Ghildiyal J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner Sri Navneet Kaushik and Standing counsel. By means of this petition, the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding the respondent no. 2 (Secretary, Uttaranchal Shiksha Evam, Pariksha Parishad, Ramnagar, Nainital) to change the center of intermidate examinations from Krishak Inter College Laksar to Harsh Vidya Mandir Inter College Rayasi, District Haridwar. The petitioner is the Manager of Harsh Vidya Mandir Inter College Raysi, District Haridwar. The contention of the petitioner is that he has received several representations from the parents of the students studying in Harsh Vidya Mandir Inter College Rayasi for change of Center. According to them, in case, the center is allotted at Laksar, the students including girls students will face hardships as Present Center is about 10 kilometer from the College where the students are studying. The petitioner has made several representations including to the Chief Minister and he has also recommended the case to the respondent no. 2 on 28.12.2003. The petitioner has further submitted that the river Banganga flows between Laksar and Rayasi and it will be difficult for the students to cross the same even the slightest downpour is there. It is also submitted by the petitioner that, in case, it is not possible to allot the Center at Harsh Vidya Mandir Inter College Rayasi, the students may be permitted to appear in the examination at Krishak Inter Colege Rayasi. Learned Standing Counsel has submitted that the examination will start w.e.f. 25.03.2004 and it is not possible now to change the Center. Considering the difficulties of the students, I direct the petitioner to approach respondent no. 2 within four days from today and the respondent no. 2 shall decide the issue after consider the difficulties of the student within a period of one week from the date of receipt of the representation from the petitioner. With these directions, the writ petition is finally disposed of. A copy of the order be supplied to the petitioner today on payment of usual charges. 24.02.2004 ASWAL