Umesh Chandra Ojha v. District Magistrate Shrawasti and 2 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Character certificate issuance/renewal; pending F.I.R. Case Crime No. 409/2024 under Sections 115(2), 118(1), 331, 324(4), 351(3) & 352 B.N.S.S., P.S.-Kotwali Bhinga, District-Shrawasti; charge-sheet forwarded; SP verification report to District Magistrate; certificate to disclose F.I.R. pendency; suitability left to employer; follows Anil Kumar v. State of U.P., Writ-C No. 718 of 2025, Neutral Citation No. 2025:AHC-LKO:32272-DB; petitioner Umesh Chandra Ojha; respondents District Magistrate Shrawasti and 2 others; counsel Sharvan Kumar Pandey (petitioner), C.S.C. (State); Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench, Court No. 3; decided March 18, 2026; disposed with mandamus-style directions.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions: Superintendent of Police, District Shrawasti to send a verification report with the F.I.R. details to the District Magistrate, Shrawasti/respondent no. 1; District Magistrate to issue the Character Certificate mentioning the pendency of the F.I.R., within four weeks of production of a copy of the order before him.