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Uves Raja v. State of Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand HC3 Nov 2025WPMS/2950/2025

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Character Certificate; application pending before competent authority; mandamus against respondent no. 3; award of contract; two criminal cases pending; charge-sheet filed; no conviction; trial at slow pace; moral turpitude; Krishna Pal Singh Chauhan v. District Magistrate Haridwar and others, Writ Petition (M/S) No. 1176 of 2014 (distinguishability urged, court non-committal); direction to decide within six weeks; certified copy; High Court of Uttarakhand; WPMS/2950/2025; Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.; decided 03.11.2025.

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Direction to the competent authority to consider the petitioner's prayer for a Character Certificate and pass an appropriate order, as per law, within six weeks from the date of presentation of a certified copy of this order. ¶7

Uves Raja Vs State of Uttarakhand — Uttarakhand HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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SL. No.	Date	Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures	COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS
			WPMS/2950/2025 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Dharmendra Barthwal, Advocate for the petitioner.
			2. Mr. Suyash Pant, Standing Counsel
			for the State of Uttarakhand / respondents.
			3. According to the petitioner, he has
			applied for issuance of a Character Certificate, which is needed by him for applying for award of contract. Since his application is not being considered, therefore, petitioner has approached this Court, seeking the following relief:- “i) Issue a writ order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to forthwith direct the respondent no. 3 to issue Character Certificate to the petitioner.”
			4. Learned State Counsel submits that there are two criminal cases pending against petitioner, therefore, his prayer for Character Certificate cannot be granted. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, submits that although charge- sheet was filed, however, petitioner is not
			convicted in any of the cases and trial is proceeding at a very slow pace. He relies

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upon a judgment rendered in Writ Petition (M/S) No. 1176 of 2014 (Krishna Pal Singh Chauhan v. District Magistrate Haridwar and others). 6. Learned State Counsel submits that the said judgment is distinguishable on facts, as the question there was whether the offence against Krishna Pal Singh Chauhan was involving moral turpitude or not. He submits that in the present case, there is no such question, therefore, the ratio of the said judgment is not applicable in the present case. 7. Be that as it may, since petitioner’s application for Character Certificate is pending consideration before the competent authority, therefore, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the competent authority to consider petitioner’s prayer and pass appropriate order, as per law, within six weeks from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 03.11.2025 Navin NAVEEN CHANDRA Digitally signed by NAVEEN CHANDRA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3be23325146e76a0642bdf4943fb9046f487df006da82a131bb4e4403d3c0a15, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=18167EEFB5CA8CFFD421A103819DA875643AF56D653D095C6ED9A86DAAB21CE5, cn=NAVEEN CHANDRA Date: 2025.11.03 16:06:32 +05'30'

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