HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 38486 of 2026 Court No. - 21 HON'BLE ARINDAM SINHA, J. HON'BLE INDRAJEET SHUKLA, J. 1. Mr. Yogendra Nath Ram, learned advocate appears for petitioners and submits, his client made application dated 14th September, 2026 duly dispatched by post to respondent no.4 (the Superintendent of Police) for issuance of character certificate. The application remains pending. On query he submits, a criminal case is pending against his client but he is innocent. He seeks direction. 2. Dr. Rajeshwar Tripathi, learned advocate, Chief Standing Counsel appears for State and submits, there stands issued Government Order (GO) dated 9th April, 2026 in line with judgment dated 28th May, 2025 of the Division Bench at Lucknow in Writ C no.718 of 2025 (Anil Kumar and others Vs. State of U.P. and others). Mr. Siddharth Singhal, learned advocate appears for respondent no.2. 3. Respondent no.4 is directed to issue the character certificate following aforesaid GO. Petitioner will communicate certified copy of this order along with copy of his application dated 14th September, 2026 to said respondent. The certificate be issued within two weeks of the communication. If necessary, petitioner be rendered assistance for making Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Hari Om Sharan Tiwari, Yogendra Nath Ram Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C., Siddharth Singhal Akhilesh Kumar Bharati .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) fresh online application, on the spot. 4. The writ petition is disposed of. October 8, 2026 Shiv WRIC No. 38486 of 2026 2 (Arindam Sinha,J.) (Indrajeet Shukla,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHIV KUMAR SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad