IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP No. 7673 of 2010. Decided on: December 13, 2010. Rup Lal …..Petitioner. Versus Principal Secretary (Panchayati Raj) & Ors. ….Respondents. Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Ahuja, Judge. For the petitioner: Mr.Surinder Saklani, Advocate. For the Respondents: Mr. R.K.Bawa, Advocate General, with Mr.Ankush Dass, Sood, Addl.A.G., and Mr.J.K. Verma, Deputy Advocate General for respondents No.1 to 5. Mr.Onkar Jairath, Advocate for respondent No.6. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayers: “i) That a writ of Certiorari may very kindly be issued and impugned reservation roster dt. 25.11.2010 (Annexure P-2) and election notification dt. 29.11.2010 (Annexure P-5) may very kindly be quashed and set aside to the extent whereby panchayat of the petitioner has been reserved for OBC category.” ii) That a writ of mandamus may very kindly be issued thereby directing the respondents to decided the representation annexure P-4.” 2. The petitioner submits that direction may be issued to the fourth respondent/competent authority to take action on Annexure P-4 expeditiously. Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of directing the fourth respondent/competent authority to pass orders, if not already passed, on Annexure P-4, within a period of three days from the date of production of a copy of this judgment alongwith a copy of the writ petition by the petitioner before the District Panchayat Officer/competent authority. 3. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending application(s), if any. Copy Dasti. (Justice Kurian Joseph), Chief Justice. December 13, 2010. ( Justice V.K. Ahuja), (tilak/pankaj) Judge.