IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No.1098 of 2010 Km. Khusboo D/O Sri Ashok Kumar, R/O Ta-Colony, Pantnagar, Tehsil Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar. … Petitioner. Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary Revenue Department, Dehradun. 2. District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar. 3. Sub Divisional Magistrate (S.D.M.) Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar. 4. Tehsildar, Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar. … Respondents. Mr. M.K.Ray, Advocate, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. N.P.Sah, Learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. Date July 01, 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 respondents to issue the caste certificate to the petitioner. According to the petitioner, she belongs to Scheduled Caste Balmiki. The petitioner is a domicile of the State of Uttarakhand since her birth. The grand-father of the petitioner is serving in the G.B.Pant University Pantnagar since long on the post of Sweeper and in the service record also, the grand-father of the petitioner is recorded a member of Scheduled Caste Chamar. The grievance of the petitioner is that she applied for caste certificate before the respondent no. 4 vide Annexure-3 to the petition along with notary affidavit but no caste certificate has so far been issued by the authority concerned, therefore, the career of the petitioner is at stake. The application of the petitioner for grant of caste certificate has been annexed as Annexure No. 3 to the petition. According to the petitioner, the petitioner is covered by the Government Order dated 27th May 2004. 2 Learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that the petitioner had already applied for grant of caste certificate before the Tehsildar Kichha, but no caste certificate was issued so far and the application of the petitioner is still pending for decision since a long time. According to the learned counsel some other persons on the same footing have already been granted caste certificate by the authority concerned under the orders of this Court passed in other writ petition. In the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that the respondent no. 4-Tehsildar Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar shall take decision on the application of the petitioner for grant of the caste certificate (Annexure-3 to the petition) in accordance with law/Government Orders, expeditiously after verifying the evidence, etc. led by the petitioner as well as the report of the concerned departmental officials, whether case of the petitioner is covered by the Government Order dated 27-5-2004, preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order, in case the application of the petitioner is still pending. The authority concerned shall decide the application of the petitioner by a speaking order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.S.Verma, J.) RCP