HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No.864 of 2009 (M/S) Akansha Karanwal. … Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and another. … Respondents Mr. Raman K. Sah, Advocate for the petitioner, Mr. K.P. Uppadhyay, Addl. Chief Standing Counsel for the State/respondents. Dated: August 11,2009: Hon’ble V.K. Bist, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Present petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to issue Other Backward Class (O.B.C.) Certificate in favour of the petitioner and also to consider the petitioner for the BE/ B. Tech. Course after giving the benefits of reservation. 3. A short counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of respondent no.2. In paragraph-4 of the counter affidavit it is mentioned that the petitioner has never applied for the O.B.C. certificate in the office of Tehsildar, Kotdwar, district Pauri Garhwal. As per the record available in Tehsil, no application has been received on behalf of the petitioner for issuance of O.B.C. certificate to her and in absence of such application, no certificate can be issued to anybody. 4. In the present state of affairs, learned counsel for the petitioner prayed before the Court that he may be 2 permitted to file fresh application for grant of Other Backward Class Certificate before the respondent no.2 i.e. the Competent Authority. 5. Permission granted. 6. In these circumstances, in case the petitioner approaches before the respondent no.2 for grant of O.B.C. certificate, her application shall be considered preferably within a period of one month from the date of production of a certified copy of the order. 7. With these directions the writ petition is finally disposed of. No order as to costs. (V.K. Bist, J.) 11.08.2009 NCM: