Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:72883-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 13015 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ashok Kumar Gupta Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Buddha Prakash 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. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner is directed to implead the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Varanasi Zone, Varanasi as respondent No.4 in the writ petition during the course of the day. 3. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the writ petitioner has made the following prayers:- "i) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari for calling for the records and quash the order dated Nill passed by respondent No.2 by which petitioner has been denied character certificate. ii) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding or directing the respondent authorities to issue character certificate to the petitioner. iii) Issue any other writ, order or direction, which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case." 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents submits that an appeal lies against the order passed by respondent no.2 before the Deputy Inspector General of Police. 5. In light of the same, this writ petition is disposed of with direction upon the petitioner to file an appeal before the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Varanasi Zone, Varanasi within a period of two weeks from date. In the event such an appeal is filed, the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Varanasi Zone, Varanasi is directed to pass a reasoned order on the same in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of filing of said appeal after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. Order Date :- 6.5.2025 Dev (Dr. Y. K. Srivastava,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- DEV PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad