Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:52704-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 10700 of 2025 Petitioner :- Suneel Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Rajendra Kumar Ojha Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State-respondents. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, wherein the petitioner has challenged the order dated 12.2.2025 passed by respondent no.2/Superintendent of Police, Banda. The petitioner has also prayed for a mandamus directing respondent no.2 to issue a character certificate to the petitioner. 3. Upon perusal of the documents, it appears that the petitioner has an alternative remedy of filing an appeal before the Deputy Inspector General of Police. 4. In light of the above, the petitioner is granted liberty to file an appeal before the Deputy Inspector General of Police. If such an appeal is filed within two weeks from date, the Authority concerned is directed to decide the same in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from date after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. 5. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 10.4.2025 RKK/- (Dr Y K Srivastava, J) (Shekhar B Saraf, J) Digitally signed by :- RAJ KUMAR KANNAUJIA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad