IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1156 of 2008 (M/S) Km.Himadri Negi through her father and natural guardian Sri Padam Singh Negi, R/o 286 Adarsh Gram, Rishikesh, District Dehradun. ….. Petitioner. Versus Board of School Education Uttarakhand, Ramnagar, District Nainital through its Secretary. ……. Respondents. Sri Lalit Sharma,, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri V.K.Bisht, Senior Advocate, with Sri V.K. Kaparwan, learned counsel for the Board- respondent no.2 Date July 16, 2008. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Sri Lalit Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.K.Bisht, Senior Advocate, with Sri V.K. Kaparwan, learned counsel for the respondent no.2/ This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to recheck and scrutinize the answer sheet of Mathematics subject of the petitioner pertaining to High School Examination 2008 bearing Roll No.0023179 and declare the result of the same within a stipulated time. According to the petitioner, she appeared in the High School Examination 2008 bearing Roll No. 0023179 as a regular student of Girls Inter College, Rishikesh, District-Dehradun with Hindi, English, Mathematics, Science, Social Science and one additional subject painting. When the result was declared, the petitioner was shown to have secured 238 marks out of 600 beyond her expectation. The petitioner has applied for scrutiny of his answer sheet of Mathematics and has already deposited the requisite fee in the treasury. In the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that the ends of justice would be subserved if a direction is issued to the respondent to declare the result of the scrutiny applied for by the petitioner within a time frame. In the circumstances of the case, the respondent is directed to declare the result of the scrutiny applied for by the petitioner expeditiously as far as possible preferably within a period of three weeks’ from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. All pending applications stand disposed of. (B.S.Verma, J.) 16.07.08 M.K. 2