IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1013 of 2008 (M/S) Ankit Singh Basera (Minor) through natural guardian (father) Sri Lalit Singh Basera, R/O Village Kharkot (Ghantakaran) Post and District Pithoragarh. …… Petitioner. Versus Board of School Education, Uttarakhand Ramnagar, District Nainital through its Secretary. … Respondents. Sri Lalit Samant, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri V.K.Bist, Senior Advocate, with Sri V.K.Kaparwan, learned counsel for the respondent. Date June 20, 2008. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Sri Lalit Samant, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri K.P.Upadhyay and Sri V.K.Bist, Senior Advocate, with Sri V.K.Kaparwan, learned counsel for the respondent -Examination Board. 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 directing the respondent to make scrutiny of the answer sheet of English subject of High School Examination 2008 of the petitioner bearing Roll Number 0094928. Heard learned counsel for both the parties and perused the record. According to the petitioner, he appeared in the High School Examination 2008 as regular student from Vivekanand Vidya Mandir Inter College Pithoragarh bearing Roll Number 2 0094928 with Hindi, English, Mathematics, Science, Social Science and Additional subject Information Technology. The petitioner secured 326 marks out of 500 but he was shown to have obtained only 18 marks in English and has been declared failed. Hence the petitioner applied for scrutiny of English subject and deposited Treasury Challan of Rs. 40/-. 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 marks in English subject, as applied for by the petitioner expeditiously, as far as possible preferably within a period of four weeks from 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 3 4