Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:86546-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 16563 of 2025 Petitioner :- Fateh Mohammad Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Gaurav Kumar Shukla 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 has prayed for the following substantial reliefs:- "i- Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari calling for the record of the petitioner from the respondent no.4 and quashed the order passed by him by which the character certificate of the petitioner has been rejected in arbitrary manner. ii- Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.4 to issue character certificate to the petitioner." 3. At the very outset, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State-respondents submits that for the relief as prayed by the petitioner there is an alternative remedy of filing an appeal before the DIG concerned. 4. Upon hearing counsel appearing on behalf of the parties and perusing the material available on record, we dispose of the writ petition with the liberty granted to the petitioner to file an appeal before the DIG concerned within a period of two weeks from date. In the event the petitioner files the appeal, the authority concerned is directed to afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, and decide the matter and pass a reasoned order, in accordance with law, expeditiously and preferably within a period of ten weeks from date the appeal is filed. Order Date :- 22.5.2025 Shahroz (Dr. Y.K. Srivastava,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHAHROJ ALAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad