HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 971 of 2006 (MS) 1. Monika Raina d/o Sri M.L. Raina r/o H.N. 439 Lane- II, Hazari Bagh Bordi Talab Tilar, Jammu 2. Shevani Pandit /o Sri Ramesh Krishna Pandit House No. 85, Lane No. 3 Adarsh Nagar Bantalab, Jammu 3. Sakshe Pandit d/o Sri S.K. Pandit r/o H.No. 135, Sector 3, Durga Nagar, P.O. Roopnagar 1800/3, Jammu ……….. Petitioner versus 1. State of Uttaranchal through Secretary Technical Education Secretariat, Dehradun 2. Uttaranchal Technical University, 6 Mahant Laxman Dass Road, Dehradun through its Registrar 3. Vice Chancellor, Uttaranchal Technical University, 6 Mahant Laxman Dass Road, Dehradun... Respondents Sri B. P. Nautiyal, Advocate for the petitioners Standing Counsel for the respondents. Dated: 27.7.2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon, J. Heard Sri B.P. Nautiyal counsel for the petitioners and Standing counsel for the respondents. By the present writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for a writ of mandamus directing the respondent no. 2 to consider the petitioners for admission in B.Tech Course for Session 2006-07 in the college of the choice of the petitioners. Briefly stated the petitioners are Kashmiri migrant and applied for the course of B.Tech 1st year in 2006-07 under the Uttaranchal Technical University, Dehradun. The petitioners having requisite qualification for the same. The counselling was scheduled for admission in B.Tech Course between 11.06.06 to 22.7.06. The petitioners were informed that they being Kashmiri migrant would be admitted in the concerned course under the special quota increased by the All India Counselling for Technical Education as per circular dated 10.5.2006. As per circular dated 10.5.06 the directions were given to all the Technical Universities to increase intake capacity upto 5% in course wise for giving admission to the words of Kashmiri migrant during session 2006-07. The petitioners appeared in the counselling on 20.7.06 and requested for giving admission to them in an institute of their choice but on behalf of respondent no. 2 the petitioners were told that there is no vacancy for the petitioners in the course of B.Tech for 2006-07. The petitioners have submitted a representation to the respondent no. 2 on 21.7.2006 but the same has not been disposed of. In view of above, liberty is given to the petitioners to file a fresh representation to the respondent no.2, who shall dispose of the same in the light of Circular letter dated 10.5.2006. Accordingly, writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Dated: 27.7.06 Rajesh Tandon, J. *Dhyani