IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No. 560 of 2010 Brijesh Kumar S/O Kanwal Singh, R/O Village Brahampuri Ranwali Mahdood, Tehsil and District Haridwar. … Petitioner. Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through District Magistrate, Haridwar. 2. Tehsildar, Tehsil-Haridwar, District Haridwar. … Respondents. Mr. Lalit Tewari, Advocate, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. K.P.Upadhyay, Learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the respondents. Date April 21, 2010. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to issue caste certificate to the petitioner. According to the petitioner, the caste of the petitioner is Chamar, which falls under Scheduled Caste category. The petitioner applied for issuance of caste certificate before the Tehsildar along with necessary documents. But no decision has been taken by the Tehsildar even after expiry of two months’ period. During the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner urged that a direction be issued to the Tehsildar Haridwar to take a decision on the application of the petitioner. Accordingly, the respondent no.2-Tehsildar Haridwar is directed to take a decision on the application of the petitioner (Annexure No. 5 to the petition), expeditiously, in accordance with law/Government orders, 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.sss (B.S.Verma, J.) RCP