IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No.1007 of 2010 Ajit Kumar Yadav S/O Sri Sudarshan Yadav, R/O House No. I- 321, Phoolbagh, Pantnagar, Tehsil Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar. … Petitioner. Versus 1. State of Uttarakhand through Secretary Revenue Department, Dehradun. 2. District Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar. 3. Sub Divisional Magistrate (S.D.M.) Rudrapur, District Udham Singh Nagar. 4. Tehsildar, Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar. … Respondents. Mr. M.K.Ray, Advocate, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. K.P.Upadhyay, Learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the respondents. Date June 24, 2010. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has sought a writ in the nature of mandamus directing the respondents to issue the caste certificate to the petitioner. According to the petitioner, he belongs to Other Backward Caste and his caste is Ahir. The petitioner is a domicile of the State of Uttarakhand since his birth. He was issued domicile certificate on 20-8-2008 by the S.D.M. Rudrapur vide Annexure-1 to the petition. The grievance of the petitioner is that he applied for caste certificate before the respondent no. 4 along with necessary document/notary affidavit dated 22-5-2010 (Annexure-4 collectively to the petition) but no certificate has so far been issued by the authority concerned, therefore, the career of the petitioner is at stake. The application of the petitioner for grant of caste certificate has been annexed as Annexure No. 4 to the petition. In the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that the respondent no. 4-Tehsildar Kichha, District Udham Singh 2 Nagar shall take decision on the application of the petitioner for grant of the caste certificate (Annexure-4 to the petition) in accordance with law/Government Orders, expeditiously, preferably within a period of two weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order, in case the application of the petitioner is still pending. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.S.Verma, J.) RCP