IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1191 OF 2009 (MS) Rohit Agarwal, Through it natural guardian and father Shri Gopal Agarwal. …..Petitioner. Versus Board of School Education, Ramnagar, District Nainital, Uttarakhand, through its Secretary. …….Respondent. Mr. V.D. Bisen, Advocate for petitioner. Ms. Seema Sirohi, Advocate for respondent. 24th July, 2009 Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Petitioner has appeared in the intermediate examination, 2009 and now he has filed this writ petition with the following prayers: “a) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent to produce the answer sheets of subjects Hindi, English, Chemistry for inter mediate examination for the session 2008-09 before this Hon’ble Court and marks be awarded to the petitioner according to performance done by the petitioner in his answer sheets. b) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent to dispose of the application for scrutiny as expeditiously as possible within a time frame as directed by this Hon’ble Court. c) Issue, any other order or direction which this Hon’ble High Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. d) Award cost of the petition in favour of the petitioner.” This Court was inclined to dismiss the writ petition in limine today as such a prayer is not maintainable 2 looking to the facts of the case. However, now the counsel for the petitioner has made an oral prayer praying that since he has applied for scrutiny of certain paper (contained as Annexure -3 to the writ petition), the same may be expedited. The apprehension of the petitioner is that the process of scrutiny may be delayed. No presumption can be drawn by this Court regarding the delay in process, it is expected that the respondent Board will proceed expeditiously regarding scrutiny of the papers. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 24.7.2009 Rathour