HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 40968 of 2026 Court No. - 21 HON'BLE ARINDAM SINHA, J. HON'BLE INDRAJEET SHUKLA, J. 1. Mr. Ram Gopal Tripathi, learned advocate appears for petitioner and submits, his client applied for issuance of character certificate to respondent no. 3 (the Superintendent of Police). Application remains pending. There be direction for issuance of it. On query he submits, there are three criminal cases. In one final report was filed. His client is innocent. 2. Mr. Dilip Kumar Tiwari, learned advocate, Standing Counsel appears for State. He submits, there has been 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). 3. Respondent no.3 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 15th September, 2026 to said respondent. The certificate be issued within two weeks of the communication. 4. The writ petition is disposed of. October 8, 2026 VS Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ram Gopal Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. (Arindam Sinha,J.) (Indrajeet Shukla,J.) Mukesh Kumar Gupta .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Digitally signed by :- VIDYA SAGAR BARATAM High Court of Judicature at Allahabad