Bahadur Maurya v. State of U.P. and 4 Others
Character certificate – inaction by respondent-authority on petitioner's representations – writ petition disposed of without adverting to merits
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, WRIT - C No. - 44180 of 2025, Bahadur Maurya v. State of U.P. and 4 others, decided December 16, 2025 (Saral Srivastava and Sudhanshu Chauhan, JJ.). Grievance of non-issuance of character certificate despite representations to the authority; learned Standing Counsel conceded no useful purpose in keeping petition pending. Petition disposed of without merits: liberty to file fresh representation before respondent no.2/District Magistrate, Chandauli within one month with certified copy of order; authority to decide in accordance with law within one month of receipt, in light of Anil Kumar (Writ-C No.718 of 2025). No quantum, no costs.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to file a fresh representation with certified copy of the order before respondent no.2 (District Magistrate, District Chandauli) within one month; respondent no.2 directed to consider and decide it in accordance with law within one month of receipt, in light of Anil Kumar (Writ-C No.718 of 2025).