IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Interim Relief Application No.4631 of 2010 In Writ Petition No. 953 of 2010 (M/S) Manoj Kumar. ……Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and others. …….Respondents. Mr. M.K. Ray, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.P. Upadhyay, Addl.C.S.C. for the State-respondents. Dated:-16-06-2010 Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel of the parties and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought following reliefs:- (i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to issue the caste certificate to the petitioner forthwith. (ii) Issue any other order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of present case. (iii) To allow the writ petition and award the cost of it in favour of the petitioner. During the course of argument, the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the application is pending before respondent No. 4 i.e. Tehsildar, Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar for issuance of caste certificate for disposal but no decision has been taken by the respondent No. 4 till today. 2 Learned counsel for the respondents has submitted that if the order is passed to decide the application, he has no objection. The prayer made by the petitioner is innocuous in nature. The respondent No.4 i.e. Tehsildar, Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar, is directed to take decision on the application of the petitioner which is pending before him, expeditiously preferably within a period of four weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order in accordance with law/ prevailing Government Order, before passing an order, the opportunity of hearing be given to the petitioner. The petitioner is directed to appear in person or through an advocate before the respondent No.4 i.e. Tehsildar, Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar and shall present the certified copy of this order for its compliance. With the said direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. All pending applications stands disposed of accordingly. (B.S.Verma, J.) 16-06-2010 MK