Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:147042 Court No. - 4 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 12174 of 2025 Petitioner :- Raj Kumar Singh Respondent :- The State Of U.P. And 5 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ambuj Maurya,Atipriya Gautam,Sanyam Tiwari,Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Ajit Kumar,J. Heard Sri Vijay Gautam, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Ambuj Maurya, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel appearing for the State respondents. By means of this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution, petitioner has prayed for a writ of mandamus to command the respondents to open sealed cover envelope to accord regular promotion to the petitioner from the post of Constable to Head Constable as the sealed cover procedure was adopted on 14.12.2022 by the departmental promotion committee. It is contended that the petitioner's candidature for promotion was placed in sealed cover on account of pending criminal case being case crime no. 40 of 2004 under Sections 392, 411 IPC and Sections 7, 13(1)(a) read with Section 13(2) Prevention of Corruption Act. However, the petitioner has subsequently stood acquitted in Sessions Trial No. 55 of 2007 vide judgment and order dated 24.04.2025 passed by the competent criminal law court. Learned Senior Advocate submits that now petitioner is entitled to be promoted. Learned Standing Counsel has obtained instructions and the same has placed before the Court. He submits that as per the instructions petitioner's candidature is now being considered for the purpose of promotion. In view of the above, this petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 4 to take final decision in the matter of promotion of the petitioner in pursuance of his acquittal from the competent criminal court within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order. Order Date :- 23.8.2025 IrfanUddin Digitally signed by :- IRFAN UDDIN SIDDIKI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad