Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:2377-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 302 of 2025 Petitioner :- Bhupendra Vikram Singh Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Govt. Of U.P. Lko And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- P.K. Singh Bisen Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Rajan Roy,J. Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J. Heard. The petitioner had applied for issuance of character certificate to the District Magistrate, Pratapgarh, as he wanted to participate in an auction and enter into contracts. The Police has submitted a report mentioning a criminal case against him. The petitioner does not deny the pendency of the criminal case against him, however, is aggrieved by the fact that the report of the Police says that the Superintendent of Police has rejected the file concerning issuance of character certificate. Submission is that this authority lies with the District Magistrate. Be that as it may, the fact of the matter is that there is a criminal case against the petitioner. Let the District Magistrate before whom the application had been moved, take a final decision and communicate it to the petitioner regarding issuance of character certificate. Let this be done within two weeks of receipt of a copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. Order Date :- 15.1.2025 Lokesh Kumar [Brij Raj Singh, J.] [Rajan Roy, J.] Digitally signed by :- LOKESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench