Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:63325-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 12437 of 2025 Petitioner :- Jay Deep Maurya Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Nitin Sharma,Shri Chand Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioners have made the following prayers:- "i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the order (as communicated through status update on CCTNS Portal), rejecting the online application no.316922508392, dated 10.3.2025, submitted by the petitioner for issuance of character certificate in his name. ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent to issue Character Certificate in the name of the petitioner with respect to the online application no.316922508392, dated 10.3.2025, submitted by the petitioner. iii. Issue any other writ, order or direction which the Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the present case." 3. In the present case, we are of the view that the petitioner should be relegated to alternative remedy of filing appeal before the Deputy Inspector General of Police in accordance with law within a period of two weeks from date. In the event such an appeal is filed the Deputy Inspector General of Police is directed to pass a reasoned order within a period of four weeks from the date of filing of said appeal after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. 4. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 24.4.2025 Dev (Dr. Y. K. Srivastava,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- DEV PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- DEV PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- DEV PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad