IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1415 of 2008 (M/S) Megnath Singh, S/o Sri Het Ram, R/o Village Baghela Wala, Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar. …….Petitioner. Versus District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar and others. … Respondents. Ms. Prabha Noniyal, learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri K.P. Upadhyay, learned Additional C.S.C. for the respondents. Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J. Heard Ms. Prabha Noniyal, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri K.P. Upadhyay, learned Additional C.S.C. for the respondents. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following reliefs:- (I) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent to issue Caste Certificate immediately to the petitioner. (II) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent and directing them to treat the petitioner as Scheduled Caste under Dhangar Community as per his Caste Certificate dated 7-1-2000. (III) Issue a writ, order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case. (IV) Award the cost of the petition to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner has contended that this Court on 23-8-2006 directed the District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar to decide the application of the petitioner. Vide order dated 7-3-2008, the Collector, Udham Singh Nagar authorized the Up-Zila Adhikari/S.D.M, Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar-respondent No.2 to decide the application of the petitioner which is still pending for disposal. On 4-8-2008, this Court has passed an order directing the Tehsildar to take a decision on the application of the petitioner for issuance of the Caste Certificate but the Tehsildar showed his inability because the matter is pending for disposal before the respondent No.2- Up-Zila Adhikari/S.D.M. Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar. To meet the ends of Justice without entering into the merits of the case, the respondent No.2 i.e. Up-Zila Adhikari/S.D.M. Kashipur, District Udham Singh Nagar is directed to take decision on the application dated 17-3-2007 (Annexure No.4 to the writ petition) made by the petitioner within a period of four weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order in accordance with law and prevailing G.O. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. All pending applications stands disposed of. Copy of the order be supplied to the learned counsel for the petitioner by tomorrow on the payment of usual charges. (B.S. Verma, J.) 12-08-08 MK