IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1038 of 2008 (M/S) Km. Priyam Saini, D/O Jaiveer Singh Saini, R/O 244/12-A Purvi Deen Dayal, Makhtulpuri, Roorkee, Tehsil Roorkee, District- Haridwar. …….. Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand through Uttarakhand Vidyalia Shiksha Parishad Ramnager, District-Nainital, through its Secretary. … Respondent. Sri Manish Arora, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri V.K.Bist, Senior Advocate, with Ms. Sangeeta Miyan, learned counsel for the respondent. Date June 26, 2008. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Sri Manish Arora, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri V.K.Bist, Senior Advocate, with Ms. Sangeeta Miyan, learned counsel for the respondent. 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 direction the respondent to revaluate the answer sheets of the petitioner in English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry bearing Roll No. 0004468 of Intermediate Examination 2008 conducted by the respondent and to award marks according to her performance. According to the petitioner, she appeared in the Intermediate Examination 2008 as a regular student form Arya Kanya Pathsala Inter College Roorkee, Haridwar, with General Hindi, English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry subjects. When the results were declared, she was shown to have been unsuccessful. In the mark-sheet, she has secured 26 marks in Mathematics and 40 marks in Physics subjects. The petitioner has already applied for scrutiny of all the papers in all the subjects except General Hindi and has deposited the Treasury Challan of Rs. 360/- vide Annexure No.3. Learned counsel for the respondent has submitted that there is no provision of re-evaluation of answer-sheets under the Rules and the Education Act and only the scrutiny of marks can be made. In the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that the ends of justice would be subserved if a direction is given to the respondent-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-sheets of the petitioner, as may be permissible under Rules, expeditiously, as far as possible preferably within a period of four weeks form 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