IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1081 of 2010 (M/S) Km. Sarika Kumari (minor) through her father and natural guardian Sri Jasram Singh S/O Late Sh. Chohan Singh, R/O 67 Ashok Vihar Choti Mukhani, Haldwani, District Nainital. …… Petitioner. Versus Uttarakhand Board of School Education, Ramnagar, District Nainital, through its Secretary. … Respondent. Mr. Deep Chand Joshi, Advocate, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. N.S.Negi, Advocate, learned counsel for the Examination Board-respondent. Date June 30, 2010. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent to re-evaluate/recheck the examination answer sheet of Mathematics of the petitioner expeditiously. According to the petitioner, she had appeared in the Intermediate Examination 2010 as regular student bearing Roll No. 086886 from Government Girls Inter College Haldwani, Nainital, in Hindi, English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry subjects and she was declared Failed in Mathematics subject in the Examination. Being dissatisfied with the marks obtained by her, the petitioner applied for scrutiny of marks vide Annexure-3 to the petition and has already deposited the requisite fee of Rs. 40/-, challan, etc. for the same. In paragraph no. 13 of the writ petition, it has been mentioned by the petitioner that scrutiny has been sought in Mathematics subject. In the course of arguments, learned counsel for the respondent-Examination Board has submitted that re- evaluation/rechecking of answer books is not provided under the Education Act and only scrutiny of marks is permissible. 2 I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the respondent-Examination Board. The petitioner has already applied for scrutiny of the relevant subject as is evident from Annexure No.3. In the circumstances of the case, the respondent - Uttarakhand Education and Examination Board Ramnagar is directed to complete the scrutiny proceedings of the petitioner, as applied for, expeditiously, 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 also stand disposed of. ( B.S.Verma, J. ) RCP