WPMS No. 502 of 2001 Hon. P.C. Verma, J. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to admit them in B.T.C. Course. The petitioner applied for admission in B.T.C. Course as other backward Class Category Candidates and the grievance of the petitioners is that they have not been given the benefit of O.B.C. candidate though sheets are lying vacant. A counter affidavit has been filed by the State of Uttaranchal wherein it has been specifically stated that the petitioners did not submit their caste certificate in the format provided for along with the application form, therefore, this fact could not be ascertained and thus they cannot be given benefit of O.B.C. Candidates. No rejoinder affidavit has been filed, even on enquiry it is not disputed by the petitioner that they have not filed any caste certificate before the competent authority and in absence of caste certificate their status of caste could not be determined and they were rightly refused admission to the B.T.C. Course as O.B.C. candidates. For the reasons mentioned above, the petition is dismissed. 23.4.2001 (P.C. Verma, J.)