Krishna Rawat v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Character certificate – Online application rejected by competent authority – Rejection order set aside as passed without application of mind
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court (Saral Srivastava and Sudhanshu Chauhan, JJ.), WRIT - C No. 10087 of 2026, decided March 18, 2026 – Krishna Rawat v. State of U.P. – writ petition allowed; order rejecting petitioner's online character certificate application set aside for non-application of mind and failure to follow guidelines in Anil Kumar (Writ-C No.718 of 2025); matter remanded to SP, District Ballia for fresh decision within one month; recall liberty on concealment. Useful on character certificate scrutiny and binding nature of Anil Kumar guidelines on competent authorities in U.P.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed with no order as to costs; impugned rejection order set aside; matter remitted to respondent No.3-Superintendent of Police, District Ballia to reconsider the character certificate application in light of the guidelines in Anil Kumar (supra) within one month of production of certified copy; liberty to respondents to file recall application in case of concealment by the petitioner.