HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 8256 of 2025 Court No. - 2 HON'BLE MRS. SANGEETA CHANDRA, J. HON'BLE BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State Respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed with the following main prayers:- "i) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of certiorari to quashed and set aside the R.C. No. 3340 of 2024 of Rs.1,69,200/- as the report dated 17.05.2025, in the interest of justice, in the favour of the petitioner, (contained as Annexure No.1) ii) Issue a Writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus commanding to opposite parties to issue the Character Certificate of the petitioner, in the interest of justice." 3. It has been submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner wanted to register with the Public Works Department for construction work as Contractor and needed a Character Certificate. He filed an application for issuance of Character Certificate in the report that has been submitted to the District Magistrate by the Collection Ameen of the area concerned. It has come out that Recovery Citation No. 3340/2024 showing dues of Rs.1,69,200/- for unauthorized use of electricity is pending against the petitioner. Therefore, his application has not been considered. The petitioner willing to pay the amount as given in the Recovery Citation. A direction be issued to the respondents to take the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Krishna Ram Yadav, Monu Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Avinash Kumar Rawat .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Revenue Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) amount offered by the petitioner and to issue Character Certificate to him, thereafter. 4. Learned Standing Counsel for the State Respondents has pointed out that the petitioner has not impleaded the M.V.V.N.L. through its Managing Director or the Executive Engineer of the Electricity Distribution Division concerned. However, if the petitioner is willing to pay the amount as shown in the Recovery Citation by the Tehsil Authorities, appropriate orders may pass by this Court. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to deposit Rs.1,69,200/- in the Tehsil Office as also collection charges, if any, within two weeks from today. If such deposit is made an appropriate report shall be submitted to the District Magistrate, Barabanki by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Tehsil- Nawab Ganj within two weeks thereafter. The District Magistrate may pass appropriate orders on his application for issuance of Character Certificate, as expeditiously as possible, thereafter. August 29, 2025 Darpan Sharma WRIC No. 8256 of 2025 2 (Brij Raj Singh,J.) (Mrs. Sangeeta Chandra,J.) Digitally signed by :- DARPAN SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench