IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No. 676 of 2010 Shr. Atul Kumar S/O Shri Murari Lal, R/O B-74, Nehru Colony, Dehradun. … Petitioner. Versus 1. Kumaun University, through its Vice Chancellor, Nainital. 2. Kumaun University, through its Registrar, D.S.B. Campus, Nainital. … Respondents. Mr. Priyank Kwatra, Advocate, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Sunil Upadhyay, Advocate, holding brief of Mr. B.D.Upadhyay, Advocate, learned counsel for the respondents. Date May 07, 2010. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent to give admission to the petitioner in B.Ed. Group Art by including his weightage of 10 marks against N.S.S. in B. Ed. Entrance examination held by Kumaun University on 20-9-2009 and counselling held on 20-4-2010. According to the petitioner, the petitioner belongs to Schedule Caste community. He appeared in the B.Ed. Entrance Examination conducted by the respondent University and on account of N.S.S. Certificate, weightage of 10 marks was to be given to the petitioner. The grievance of the petitioner is that the maximum weightage of 25 marks was available to him, but the respondent University has not given weightage of 10 marks to the petitioner for having N.S.S. Certificate due to which the petitioner has been dropped from selection to the B.Ed. course. 2 In the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that liberty be given to the petitioner to make a representation to the Vice Chancellor of the University and the petition may be disposed of finally today. In the above facts and circumstances of the case, liberty is given to the petitioner to make a representation to the Vice Chancellor of the Kumaun University for redressal of his grievance. If the representation is made by the petitioner, his representation shall be disposed of expeditiously, preferably within a period of ten days from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. ( B.S.Verma, J.) RCP