IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1171 of 2008 (M/S) Ravindra Singh, aged about 19 years, S/O Sri Vikram Singh, R/O Village Dhhungi Jamnakhal, Patti Bangarsaun, District Pauri Garhwal. …… Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand through Secretary, Uttarakhand Education and Examination Board, Ramnagar, District Nainital and another. … Respondent. Sri Tej Singh Bisht, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri V.K.Bist, Senior Advocate, with Sri V.K.Kaparwan, learned counsel for the respondent no.1. Learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondent no.2. Date July 17, 2008. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Sri Tej Singh Bisht, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.K.Bist, Senior Advocate, with Sri V.K.Kaparwan, learned counsel for the respondent no.1 as well as learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondent no.2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. This writ petition has been filed for issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing/commanding the respondents to recheck or reevaluate the answer book of the petitioner in Mathematics subject (Annexure No. 1 to the writ petition). According to the petitioner, he appeared in the High School Examination conducted by the respondent no.1 for the year 2007-08 with Roll No. 0068588 in Hindi, English, Maths, Science, Social Science and Painting as a regular student from Government Inter College Jamnakhal. When the results were declared, the 2 petitioner was shown to be unsuccessful in Mathematics subject with three marks. The petitioner has already applied for the scrutiny of mathematics paper and has deposited the requisite Challan of Rs. 40/- on 30th June 2008. Learned counsel for the respondent no.1 has submitted that there is no provision of re-checking or re-evaluation of the answer books under the Rules and only scrutiny can be made by the respondent no.1. In the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that the petitioner has already applied for scrutiny in Mathematics subject and the ends of justice would be subserved if a direction is given to the respondents-Board to expedite the scrutiny within a time frame. In the circumstances of the case, the respondent is directed to complete the scrutiny of the answer-sheet of the petitioner, as applied for by him, expeditiously, as far as possible preferably within a period of four 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. ) RCP 3 4