Allahabad High Court
HRIDAY NARAYAN SINGHversusSTATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND 3 OTHERS
- Decided
Holding
The Court disposed of the writ petition, directing the petitioner to file a fresh representation and the respondent to decide it within one month, without addressing the substantive claim for a character certificate.
Summary
The petitioner, Hriday Narayan Singh, filed a writ petition seeking a character certificate from the District Magistrate, District Mau, alleging that despite multiple representations, the authority had taken no action. The respondent authorities contended that the petition could be disposed of without addressing the merits and suggested that the petitioner file a fresh representation. The Court, without delving into the substantive merits, directed the petitioner to submit a fresh representation along with a certified copy of the order within one month. It further ordered the District Magistrate to consider and decide the representation within one month of receipt, in line with the precedent set in Anil Kumar v. State of U.P. The petition was therefore disposed of, with the Court emphasizing procedural compliance rather than adjudicating the entitlement to the certificate.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to a direction for issuance of a character certificate by the District Magistrate.
- Whether the Court can compel the respondent authority to consider a fresh representation and decide it within a stipulated time.
Subjects
- character certificate
- writ petition
- mandamus
- administrative delay
- representation
- High Court of Allahabad
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 10382 of 2026
Hriday Narayan Singh
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
State Of Uttar Pradesh And 3 Others
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Aditya Upadhyay, Ambrish Pandey
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 40
HON'BLE SARAL SRIVASTAVA, J.
HON'BLE SUDHANSHU CHAUHAN, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for
the State-respondents.
2. The grievance of the petitioner is that respondent-authority is not issuing
character certificate to the petitioner despite the fact that petitioner has
submitted several representations to the respondent-authority for issuance of
the same, but till date, no action has been taken on the same.
3. Learned Standing Counsel submits that no useful purpose would be served
in keeping the writ petition pending and appropriate direction may be issued
to the respondent no.2 to consider the grievance of the petitioner.
4. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and without adverting
into the merits of the case, we dispose off the writ petition permitting the
petitioner to file a fresh representation alongwith certified copy of this order
raising all his grievances before the respondent no.2-District Magistrate,
District Mau within a period of one month from today. In case, any such
representation is filed by the petitioner, the respondent no.2 shall consider
and decide the same in accordance with law within a period of one month
from the date he receives the representation of the petitioner in the light of
judgement of this Court in the case of Anil Kumar Vs. State of U.P. Thru.
Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. Of Home Lko. & Others passed in Writ-C No.718
of 2025.
March 19, 2026
Sattyarth
(Sudhanshu Chauhan,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
SATTYARTH ANAND
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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