MAYANK RAWALversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

          HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD

                          WRIT - C No. - 9141 of 2026

Mayank Rawal
                                                                     .....Petitioner(s)
                                       Versus
State Of U.P. And 4 Others
                                                                   .....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s)            : Rajesh Kumar, Saurabh Kumar 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 petitioner by means of the present writ petition has prayed for the
following main relief:-

"(i) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing order
communication dated 13.01.2026 by which petitioners application for issuance of
caste certificate has been rejected (Annexure no.1).

(ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the
respondents' especially respondent no.5 to issue a fresh caste certificate on the basis
of parent caste certificate and uploading certificate on website and further direct the
respondent no.5 to issue provisional caste certificate accordance the parent caste.

(iii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus directing the
respondents' especially respondent no.3 to permit for admission till the disposal of
present writ petition."

3. Challenging the aforesaid order, learned counsel for the petitioner has
contended that impugned order is non-speaking and has been passed without
application of mind which is in violation of principles of natural justice. It is
contended that no reason has been assigned by the respondent-authority
while rejecting the caste certificate of the petitioner.

4. Per contra, learned Standing Counsel submits that elaborate reasons have
been given by the respondent no.5 while passing the impugned order.
Accordingly, he submits that no interference is required with the impugned
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                                    order.

                                    5. Be that as it may, the perusal of the impugned order reveals that the sole
                                    reason for rejection of the application of the petitioner for grant of caste
                                    certificate is 'Incomplete'.

                                    6. Hence, it is evident that the application for grant of caste certificate has
                                    been rejected by the respondent no.5 by means of an unreasoned and non
                                    speaking order which shows complete non application of mind. Thus, the
                                    impugned order dated cannot be sustained in the eyes of law and is,
                                    accordingly, set aside.

                                    7. The matter is remanded back to the respondent no.5-Tehsil Sadar, Etah
                                    through Tehsildar to pass a reasoned and speaking order on the application
                                    made by the petitioner for grant of caste certificate strictly in accordance
                                    with law within a period of one month from the date of production of
                                    certified copy of this order.

                                    8. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed with no order as costs.

                                    March 18, 2026
                                    Gaurav
                                                                   (Sudhanshu Chauhan,J.) (Saral Srivastava,J.)




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GAURAV PATEL
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad