IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1878 of 2010 (M/S) Tejendra Chandra S/o Late Sri Nanhe Singh … Petitioner. Versus State of Uttarakhand and another ……… Respondents. Mr. S.K. Chaudhary, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. P.C. Bisht, learned Brief Holder for the respondents. (Hon’ble B.S. Verma, J.) Heard Mr. S.K. Chaudhary, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. P.C. Bisht, learned Brief Holder for the respondents. By means of this petition the petitioner has sought a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to decide the application of the petitioner for issue of O.B.C. Caste Certificate and the petitioner be issued O.B.C. Caste Certificate forthwith. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has applied for issue of O.B.C. Caste Certificate with the Tehsildar/respondent No.3, but the same is still pending. Therefore, the respondent No.3 be directed to decide the application of the petitioner at the earliest by a reasoned and speaking order. Prayer made is innocuous. The Tehsildar Nainital/respondent No.3 is directed to take a decision on the application of the petitioner, moved by him for issue of caste certificate before him, in accordance with law within two weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order. With the aforesaid direction the writ petition is disposed of finally. Let certified copy of this order be issued to the counsel for parties today itself on payment requisite fee. Dated: 29-10-2010 (B.S. Verma, J.) ISB