HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 29881 of 2025 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE NEERAJ TIWARI, J. HON'BLE VIVEK KUMAR SINGH, J. 1. Heard Sri Rajesh Kumar Pal, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. Present writ petition has been filed with a prayer to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no. 2 District Magistrate, Meerut to issue character certificate of the petitioner within stipulated time. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner pointed out that controversy involved in the present case had already been considered in order dated 28.5.2025 passed by Lucknow Bench in bunch of writ petitions, wherein leading case was Writ-C No. 718 of 2025 for issuance of Character Certificate in such circumstances. He further submitted that petitioner is also entitled for interim order passed by the Lucknow Bench of this Court in the aforesaid case. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents submitted that in terms of order dated 28.5.2025 passed in Leading Writ Petition No.718 of 2025 alongwith connected matter, Character Certificate may be issued subject to the outcome of bunch of writ petitions pending in Lucknow Bench. 4. Under such facts and circumstances, present petition is disposed of in light of order dated 28.5.2025 passed in Leading Writ Petition No. 718 of 2025 (Anil Kumar vs. State of U.P. Thru Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Home Lko. And 3 Others) alongwith connected matter, with direction to Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rajesh Kumar Pal Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Satish Chandra Gupta .....Petitioner(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Respondent(s) respondent no. 2 to issue Character Certificate within four weeks from the date of production of certified copy of this order before him. 6. It is made clear that Character Certificate issued shall be subject to the outcome of Leading Writ Petition No. 718 of 2025 alongwith connected matter October 6, 2025 Sumaira WRIC No. 29881 of 2025 2 (Vivek Kumar Singh,J.) (Neeraj Tiwari,J.) Digitally signed by :- SUMAIRA AQUIL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- SUMAIRA AQUIL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad