IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 2068/2010 (M/S) 1- Ajay Pal S/o Sri Mahendra Pal 2- Sanjay Pal S/o Sri Mahendra Pal 3- Sandhya Pal D/o Sri Mahendra Pal 4- Nisha Pal D/o Sri Mahendra Pal .. Petitioners Versus State of Uttarakhand and three others …. Respondents Mr. M.K. Ray, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. P.C. Bisht, Brief Holder for the respondents. (Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J.) Heard Mr. M.K. Ray, Advocate for the petitioners and Mr. P.C. Bisht, Brief Holder, appearing on behalf of the respondents. By means of this petition the petitioners have sought a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to issue caste certificate to the petitioners. According to the petitioners, the father of the petitioners has come to Uttarakhand from the undivided State of U.P. in the year 1975 and since then he is residing in Kichha. He completed his entire education from the State of Uttarakhand and he was also issued a permanent resident certificate on 25-6-2007 by the S.D.M. Rudrapur. The petitioners are residing in the State of Uttarakhand since their birth. The petitioners belong to O.B.C. Gadariya. The petitioners filed applications before respondent no.4 for issue of caste certificate but the Tehsildar Kichha is not issuing caste certificate. Therefore, the respondent No.4 be directed to decide the applications for issuance of caste certificates in their favour. Prayer made is innocuous. The Tehsildar Kichha (respondent No.4) is directed to take a decision on the applications of the petitioners moved by them for issue of caste certificate, preferably, within four weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order in accordance with law/G.O. 2 With the above direction, the writ petition is finally disposed of. Dated: 8-12-2010 (B.S. Verma, J. ) ISB