Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:80240-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 15272 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ghanshyam Singh Respondent :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Naveen Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. Heard Sri Naveen Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. It appears from the factual matrix of the case that an application for issue of character certificate filed by the petitioner is pending before the authority concerned. In the meantime, a report has been submitted by the Station House Officer, Police Station Kandharpur, District Azamgarh dated March 14, 2025 stating that one criminal case is pending against the petitioner, and accordingly, the permission for issue for character certificate cannot be granted. 3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has filed a representation dated April 15, 2025 against the said report, before the authority concerned which has not been decided. 4. In light of the same, the authority concerned is directed to look into the representation filed by the petitioner dated April 15, 2025, and thereafter, pass a reasoned order on the application filed by the petitioner for issue of character certificate within a period of eight weeks from date after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. 5. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 15.5.2025 Dev (Dr. Y. K. Srivastava,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- DEV PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad