Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:72362-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 14000 of 2025 Petitioner :- Akhilesh Kumar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Santosh Kumar Yadav 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 petitioner is aggrieved by the rejection of his application being application no.316312458429 filed for issuance of character certificate. 3. Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that no opportunity of hearing was granted to the petitioner and the reasons for rejection of application of the petitioner have also not been known to him. 4. In light of the above, the rejection order is quashed and set aside with a direction upon the authority concerned to grant an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, and thereafter, pass a reasoned order on the claim of the petitioner in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order. 5. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 6.5.2025 Kuldeep (Dr. Y.K. Srivastava, J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- KULDEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad