WP(C) 4141/2009 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. M.U. Mahmud, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Mr . Handique, learned State counsel appearing for the respondent Nos.1 and 2. None appears for the respondent No.3 despite service. The petitioners’ grievance in the present petition is relating to the no n-issuance of the Other Backward Classes certificate to them. According to the p etitioners they belong to Maimal community of Goalpara district and as such belo ng to Other Backward Classes pursuant to the notification dated 27.11.1975 and 0 1.03.2001 issued by the Govt. of Assam in the Department of Welfare of Plains Tr ibes and Backward Classes. It is the contention of the petitioners that though t ime and again they approached the respondent No.3, who is the authority to issue such certificate, requesting him to issue such certificate, nothing has been do ne till today. It is also the contention of the petitioners that their father wa s issued with such a certificate by the Sub-Divisional Officer on 24.07.1981 as the Maimal community is recognized as Other Backward Classes by the Govt. of Ass am. No affidavit-in-opposition has been filed by any of the respondents till date. Since the claim of the petitioners is for issuance of OBC certificate co ntending that they being the member of Maimal community are recognized as Other Backward Classes, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the re spondent No.3 to scrutinize the claim of the petitioners and to issue the certif icate, if, upon such scrutiny the petitioners are found to be entitled to such c ertificate. The said exercise is directed to be completed within a period of 6(s ix) weeks from the date of submission of the copy of the order passed today alon g with the copy of the writ petition with annexures appended thereto by the peti tioners before the respondent No.3. It is needless to say that while scrutinizing the claim of the petitione rs, the authority concerned shall verify all the documents including those as ha ve been annexed to the present writ petition. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs.