HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 36835 of 2025 Court No. - 9 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. Heard Sri Vivek Kumar Pal, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Deepak Gaur, learned counsel for the respondent no.4 and learned Standing Counsel for the respondent nos.1 to 3. 2. The present writ petition has been filed challenging the order of the respondent no.3 dated 7.7.2025, rejecting the candidature of petitioner for grant of fair price shop licence on the ground that the character certificate filed by petitioner was issued subsequent to the last date of submission of the application form. 3. Learned Standing Counsel has objected to the maintainability of the writ petition on the ground that petitioner has an alternative remedy of appeal before the Divisional Commissioner under Order 13(1) of the U.P. Essential Commodities (Regulation of Sale and Distribution Control) Order, 2016. 4. In view of the aforesaid facts, the present writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Divisional Commissioner concerned by filing appeal as contemplated under Control Order, 2016. October 29, 2025 Anil Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Vivek Kumar Pal Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Deepak Gaur (Arun Kumar,J.) Arti Pal .....Petitioner(s) The State Of U.P. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- ANIL KUMAR PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad