IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA C.W.P. No. 4054 of 2011 Date of decision: June 3, 2011 Dinesh Kumar and ors. Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma, Judge For the Petitioners: Mr. G.S. Rathore, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with Ankush Sood, Addl. A.G. and Mr. J.K.Verma, Dy. A.G. ___________________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:- (a) to issue a writ of certiorari or direction in the nature thereof by directing the respondents to consider the application for issuing OBC Certificate to the petitioners and their family members in view of the Notification dated 9.4.2004, as refusal for issuing the same in unconstitutional and illegal and contrary to the law and Notification of State Government. (b) To issue a writ of mandamus, appropriate writ, order or direction in nature thereof, directing the respondents to issue OBC Certificate to the petitioners and their family members in view of the Notification, dated 9.4.2004.” 2 2. There will be a direction to the respondents to look into the matter and take appropriate action in accordance with law on the application(s) filed by the petitioners, after adverting to the submissions made by the petitioners within a period of one month from the date of production of the copy of this judgment along with the copy of the writ petition by the petitioner concerned. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. ( Justice Kurian Joseph ), Chief Justice June 3, 2011 (K) ( Justice V.K. Sharma), Judge