Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:80921-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 14593 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shyam Kunwar Chauhan Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Bhagwan Singh Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. Heard leaned 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 has prayed for the following substantial reliefs: "i. Issue writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent authority to issue police clearance certificate/character certificate to the petitioner. ii. Issue writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent authority to decide the representation dated 19.04.2025 moved by the petitioner within stipulated period as may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court." 3. Learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State respondents submits that the application of the petitioner for issuance of caste certificate has been rejected on the ground that a criminal case bearing Case Crime No.535 of 2017, under Sections 279, 337, 338 and 427 IPC, P.S. Mohammadabad Gohna, District Mau is registered against the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner can file an appeal before the Deputy Inspector General of Police. 4. In light of the submissions made above, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction upon the petitioner to file an appeal along with certified copy of this order before the Deputy Inspector General of Police concerned within a period of two weeks from date. In the event such an appeal is filed by the petitioner within the period indicated above, the said authority is directed to consider and decide the said appeal by way of passing a reasoned order in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of filing of the said appeal. Order Date :- 15.5.2025 Kuldeep (Dr. Y.K. Srivastava, J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf, J.) Digitally signed by :- KULDEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- KULDEEP SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad