HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition no. 1838 of 2005 (SS) Sri Satish Bijalwan son of Sri P.N. Bijalwan R/o Leechi Bagh, Chuna Bhatta Road, Kaulagarh, Dehradun ……… Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttarkashi 2. Director, Animal Husbandry Gopeshwar, District Chamoli 3. Deputy Director, Animal Husbandry Pashu Lok, Rishikesh 4. Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar ……… Respondents Sri Pankaj Prohit, Advocate for the petitioner Standing Counsel for the respondents. Dated: December 23, 2005 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon J. Heard Sri Pankaj Purohit, Advocate for the petitioner and the Standing Counsel for the respondents. By the present writ petition the petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for two years Livestock Officers training programme under the respondent State extending him the benefits of reservation available to the handicapped persons under the handicapped quota and further to send him for the training programme to be conducted at Pashulok, Rishikesh. Briefly stated the respondent State conducted a test for recruitment on the post of Livestock Extension Officer and the successful candidates were sent for training in Pashulok, Rishikesh. The petitioner applied for the said post and appeared in the entrance test held on 5.6.2005. The petitioner has submitted that he is a physically handicapped person but the respondents have not considered his recruitment under the reservation made for the handicapped persons. During hearing of the writ petition, the petitioner confined his prayer for disposal of his representation dated 15.10.2005 submitted by him to the Secretary, Animal Husbandry Department, State of Uttaranchal. The respondent authority concerned is, therefore, directed to decide the representation of the petitioner by a reasoned order within 10 days after the receipt of certified copy of this order. Subject to the above observations, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Dated: 23.12.2005 Rajesh Tandon J. *Dhyani