Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:83532-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 15025 of 2025 Petitioner :- Baijnath Sahu Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Arvind Kumar Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J. Heard learned counsel for the parties. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India wherein the petitioner is aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondent authority being the respondent No. 2, in deciding the representation dated January 21, 2025 filed by him before the aforesaid respondent for availing a character certificate. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that raising his grievance the petitioner has filed the aforesaid representation before the respondent authority, however the same has not yet been decided. Upon due consideration, we are of the view that the respondent No. 2, the District Magistrate, Banda, should be directed to pass a reasoned order upon the representation of the petitioner. Accordingly, the respondent No. 2 is directed to take into consideration of the petitioner's case and pass a reasoned order upon the aforesaid representation of the petitioner in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from date after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 19.5.2025 Arun K. Singh [Dr. Y.K. Srivastava, J.] [Shekhar B. Saraf, J.] Digitally signed by :- ARUN KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad