IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1094 OF 2009 (MS) Aman Anirudh Through his natural guardian father Sri K.K. Singh. …..Petitioner. Versus Board of Schools Education, Uttarakhand, Ramnagar, District Nainital through its Secretary, Ramnagar, District Nainital. …….Respondent. Mr. Anil Dabral, Advocate for petitioner. Ms. Seema Sirohi, Advocate for respondent. 14th July, 2009 Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Petitioner has appeared in the intermediate examination, 2009 and now he has filed this writ petition with the following prayers: “a- Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent to produce the answer book of English subject for Intermediate Examination for the session 2008- 09 before this Hon’ble Court and marks be awarded to the petitioner in his answer sheet. b- Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent to dispose of the application for scrutiny as expeditiously as possible within a time frame as directed by this Hon’ble Court. 2 c- Issue any other order or direction which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. d- Award cost of the petition in favour of the petitioner.” This Court was inclined to dismiss the writ petition in limine today as such a prayer is not maintainable looking to the facts of the case. However, now the counsel for the petitioner has made an oral prayer praying that since he has applied for scrutiny of certain papers (contained as Annexure No. 4 to the writ petition), the same may be expedited. The apprehension of the petitioner is that the process of scrutiny may be delayed. No presumption can be drawn by this Court regarding the delay in process, it is expected that the respondent Board will proceed expeditiously regarding scrutiny of the papers. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 14.7.2009 Rathour