IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Interim Relief Application No.7095 of 2010 In Writ Petition No.1486 of 2010 (M/S) Teerhraj Rathore. ……Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and others. ….Respondents. Mr. Vipul Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Subhash Upadhyay, Brief Holder for the State-respondents. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents, particularly respondent No.4, to forthwith issue an other Backward Class Caste certificate to the petitioner. During the course of argument, the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the application dated 09-08-2010 is pending before respondent No.4 i.e. Tehsildar Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar, for disposal but no decision has been taken by the respondent No. 4 till today. Learned counsel for the respondents has submitted that if the order is passed to decide the application, he has no objection. The prayer made by the petitioner is innocuous in nature. The respondent No.4 i.e. Tehsildar Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar, is directed to take decision on the application dated 09-08-2010 of the petitioner, annexed as annexure No.1 to the writ petition, expeditiously preferably, within a period of one week from the date of production of certified copy of this order by speaking 2 and reasoned order in accordance with law after hearing the petitioner. With the said direction, the writ petition is disposed of accordingly. Stay Application stands disposed of accordingly. (B.S.Verma, J.) 20-08-2010 MK