Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:107578 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8892 of 2025 Petitioner :- Ravi Rathor Respondent :- State Of Up And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Mahendra Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel. 2. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus commanding the respondent no. 2 to issue joining letter. 3. It is contended on behalf of the petitioner that the Character Certificate regarding petitioner is still pending at the stage of District Magistrate and unless Character Certificate is issued petitioner cannot be appointed. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the respective parties and perused the records, I find here in this case the only aspect involved to be whether petitioner can be issued character certificate or not. 5. In the considered view of the Court the District Magistrate is to issue a character certificate or to reject the same but the District Magistrate cannot remain silent and sit tight over the matter. 6. Accordingly, petitioner is permitted to implead the District Magistrate, Agra as respondent no. 4 forthwith. 7. Learned Standing Counsel is directed to accept notice on behalf of respondent no. 4. 8. This petition is thus disposed of with a direction to the District Magistrate,Agra to take appropriate decision in the matter of character certificate of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible positively within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. 9. It is further directed that soon after receiving the Character Certificate from District Magistrate, if any, the competent authority will take next step to process appointment of petitioner and consequential training. Order Date :- 8.7.2025 Nadeem Digitally signed by :- NADEEM AHMAD High Court of Judicature at Allahabad