Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:45365-DB Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 7379 of 2025 Petitioner :- Gaya Deen Mourya Respondent :- District Magistrate Raebareli Distt. Raebareli And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Vyas Narayan Shukla Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J. Hon'ble Brij Raj Singh,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Standing Counsel, who appears for the State-respondents and perused the record. 2. This writ petition has been filed by petitioner with following main prayer: "[I] Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of 'Mandamus' thereby commanding and directing the opposite parties specially opposite party No. 1 i.e. District Magistrate, Raebareli, District- Raebareli to issue character certificate to the petitioner which was applied by him through Application No. 316672517269, dated 22.04.2025, in the interest of justice." 3. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner had applied for issuance of character certificate as he is the proprietor of M/s Gayadeen Maurya, which carries civil & electrical works on contractual basis. The application has remained pending although a report has been submitted by the police station concerned with regard to criminal case, if any, pending against him. 4. It has also been submitted that there is one criminal case, in which Final Report has been submitted by the Investigating Officer, however, there is no pleading on record to show that the Final Report has been accepted by the magistrate concerned. 5. This writ petition is disposed of with direction to the District Magistrate, Raebareli to take appropriate decision on the petitioner's application for issuance of character certificate within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a certificate copy of this order. . (Brij Raj Singh,J.) (Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Order Date :- 5.8.2025 Anupam S/- Digitally signed by :- ANUPAM SINGH PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench