WPMS No. 2454 of 2011 Hon’ble Tarun Agarwala, J. Mr. Hem Chandra Joshi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. H.M. Raturi, Standing Counsel for the State. The petitioner contends that he applied for a caste certificate but the Tehsildar Rishikesh, respondent No. 3, has refused to accept the application for reasons best known to him. It is made clear that the Tehsildar could not refuse to accept an application and, in fact, he is duty bound to accept the application and issue a receipt thereof. In the light of the aforesaid, this petition is disposed of with a direction that in the event the petitioner makes a fresh application before the authority concerned for grant of a caste certificate alongwith a certified copy of this order, the authority concerned will accept the application, issue a receipt thereof, process it and pass necessary orders on the application within six weeks from the date of the production of a certified copy of this order. (Tarun Agarwala, J.) Dated 22.11.2011 Shiv