Ashish Kant Shukla v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. Lko. and 3 Others
Character Certificate – pendency of FIR
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ (CERTIORARI/MANDAMUS) before Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench (Shekhar B. Saraf & Manjive Shukla, JJ.), decided 02.12.2025 - refusal of Character Certificate due to pending FIR No.101 of 2025 under Sections 3/9 UP Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act 1998, PS Mishrikh, Sitapur; FIR not equivalent to guilt; certificate to disclose criminal-case details for employer's assessment; directions to Superintendent of Police and District Magistrate, Sitapur; four-week timeline; follows Anil Kumar v. State of U.P. (2025:AHC-LKO:32272-DB).
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions: SP, Sitapur to send a verification report with FIR details to DM, Sitapur; DM to issue the Character Certificate recording FIR pendency and the filing of the final report pending before the trial court, within four weeks of production of the order.