# Rajendra Prasad v. State of U.P. & Ors

- **Citation:** (2023) 3 ILRA 332
- **Court:** High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
- **Decided:** 2023-02-20
- **Case number:** Writ C No. 28220 of 2022
- **Bench:** Surya Prakash Kesarwani, Anish Kumar Gupta
- **Source:** https://unisonlegal.in/judgment/allahabad-high-court/rajendra-prasad-v-state-of-u-p-ors-49808
- **Pages:** 4

## Headnote

C.S.C.

A. Character certificate - Issuance and
rejection - GO dated 02.02.20 23 - Para
6A and 6B - Though forum has been
provided therein, yet modalities have not
been finalized - Effect - High Court issued
direction to enforce para 6A and 6B - High
Court further issued direction to finalize
the
modalities
for
grant,
rejection,
suspension
or
cancellation
etc.
of
character certificates. (Para 5 and 8)

Writ petitions disposed of . (E-1)

## Text

332 INDIAN LAW REPORTS ALLAHABAD SERIES
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(2023) 3 ILRA 332
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
CIVIL SIDE
DATED: ALLAHABAD 20.02.2023

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE SURYA PRAKASH
KESARWANI, J.
THE HON'BLE ANISH KUMAR GUPTA, J.

Writ C No. 28220 of 2022
With
Writ C No. 28071of 2022
and other connected cases

Rajendra Prasad ...Petitioner
Versus
State of U.P. & Ors. ...Respondents

Counsel for the Petitioner:
Sri Arvind Singh

Counsel for the Respondents:
C.S.C.

A. Character certificate - Issuance and
rejection - GO dated 02.02.20 23 - Para
6A and 6B - Though forum has been
provided therein, yet modalities have not
been finalized - Effect - High Court issued
direction to enforce para 6A and 6B - High
Court further issued direction to finalize
the
modalities
for
grant,
rejection,
suspension
or
cancellation
etc.
of
character certificates. (Para 5 and 8)

Writ petitions disposed of . (E-1)

(Delivered by Hon'ble Surya Prakash
Kesarwani, J.
&
Hon'ble Anish Kumar Gupta, J.)

1. Heard Shri Arvind Singh, learned
counsel for the petitioner in Writ-C
No.28220 of 2022, Shri Rahul Mishra,
learned counsel for the petitioner in Writ-C
No.28071 of 2022, Shri Rakesh Kumar
Dubey, learned counsel for the petitioner in
Writ-C No.32690 of 2022, Shri Rakesh
Kumar Pandey, learned Senior Advocate
assisted by Shri Santosh Kumar Singh
holding
brief
of
Parmeshwar
Kr.
Chaudhary,
learned
counsel
for
the
petitioner in Writ-C No.34443 of 2022,
Shri Utkarsh Srivastava, learned counsel
for the petitioner in Writ-C No. 34611 of
2022, Shri Shitla Prasad Pandey, learned
counsel for the petitioner in Writ-C
No.36083 of 2022, Shri Shravan Kumar
Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner
in Writ-C No.37521 of 2022, Shri Ramesh
Kumar Kushwaha, learned counsel for the
petitioner in Writ-C No. 34540 of 2022 and
Shri Manish Goyal, learned Additional
Advocate General assisted by Shri Ankur
Tandon, learned counsel for the
 State-respondents.

2. Grievance of the petitioners are
either:-

(a)
against
the
rejection
of
application for character certificate; or

(b) suspension or cancellation of
their character certificates; or

(c)
non-providing
of
any
modalities
for
issuance
of
character
certificate; or

(d) non-providing of any forum to
challenge the orders passed by the District
Magistrate
adversely
disposing
of
a
character certificate application.

3. Since the controversy involved in
the present writ petitions is mainly on the
above noted points and the State has filed
personal affidavit of respondent no.1
providing for a forum and the learned
Additional Advocate General has stated
that modalities for grant or refusal to
grant character certificate are under
3 All. Rajendra Prasad Vs. State of U.P. & Ors.
333
preparation, therefore, with the consent of
learned counsel for the parties, all these
writ petitions are being finally heard.

4. In paragraph nos. 3 and 4 of his
personal affidavit dated 20.02.2023 Shri
Sanjay
Prasad,
Principal
Secretary,
Department of Home, Government of U.P.,
Lucknow filed on behalf of respondent
no.1, has stated, as under:

"3. That in this regard, it is
submitted here that after due consideration
with regard to the guidelines for character
certificate, a Government Order dated
02.02.2023 had been issued by the
Government of U.P., in which it is stated
that in context of Government Order dated
02.11.2006, 12.12.2007 and 20.05.2013, in
case any application for new character
certificate is rejected by the concerned
District
Magistrate/Collector,
such
information along with reasons would be
served upon the applicant and the
applicant may within one month approach
the concerned Divisional Commissioner
by way of representation, upon which the
concerned
Divisional
Commissioner
would pass a reasoned order, after
affording opportunity of hearing to both
the sides and the same would be
communicated to the concerned District
Magistrate/Collector
who
would
act
accordingly. A true Photostat copy of
Government Order dated 02.02.2023 is
being annexed herewith and marked as
Annexure No. PA-1 to this affidavit.

4. That further it is also provided
that with regard to character certificates
already issued, if the same would be
cancelled
by
any
District
Magistrate/Collector, then the concerned
person
would
be
served
with
the
information of cancellation of his character
certificate and within one month he may
file his representation before the concerned
Divisional Commissioner and after giving
opportunity to both the sides and the same
would be communicated to the concerned
District Magistrate/Collector who would
act accodingly."

5.

Learned
counsel
for
the
petitioners jointly submit that although a
forum has now been provided by the State
Government vide G.O. No.47/6-iq0-14-2350(07)/2006 dated 02.02.2023 and yet
modalities have not been finalized by the
State
Government
for
issuance
or
rejection of a character certificate
application or for cancellation of a
character certificate. Learned counsel for
the petitioners have also drawn our
attention to the law laid down by learned
Single Bench of this Court in Chandrika
Prasad Nishad vs. State of U.P. and others
(Writ Petition No.5018 (MS)/2005 decided
on 12.07.2006 (paragraph nos. 30, 31 and
101) and pursuant thereto issuance of
Government Order dated 05.01.2007.

6. Learned Additional Advocate
General has drawn our attention to
Government Order dated 02.11.2006 and
Note no.6 of the PWD-T-4 (Form of
character certificate).

G.O.
No.47/6-iq0-14-2350(07)/2006
dated
02.02.2023
is
reproduced below:

"संख्या-47/6-पु०-14-23-50(07)/2006

प्रेषक,

र्दुगाा शंकर नमश्र,

मुख्य सनिि,

उत्तर प्रर्देश शासि।

सेिा में,

1. समथत अपर मुख्य सनिि/प्रमुि/सनिि/सनिि

उत्तर प्रर्देश शासि।

2. पुनलस महानिर्देशक,
334 INDIAN LAW REPORTS ALLAHABAD SERIES

उत्तर प्रर्देश, लििऊ।

3. समथत नििागध्यक्ष,

उत्तर प्रर्देश, लििऊ।

4. समथत आयुक्त/नजलानिकारी

उत्तर प्रर्देश।

5. समथत पुनलस आयुक्त/िररष्ठ पुनलस अिीक्षक/पुनलस
अिीक्षक,

उत्तर प्रर्देश।

गृह (पुनलस) अिुिाग-14 लििऊिः-नर्दिांक 02
फरिरी, 2023

निषयिः- प्रर्देश में मानफया गनतनिनियों पर रोक लगािे हेतु
मागा-र्दशाक नसद्धान्त।

महोर्दय,

उपयुाक्त निषयक शासिार्देश संख्या-4435/6-पु०14-06-50(07)2006, नर्दिांक 02.11.2006, शासिार्देश
संख्या-
87यू०ओ०/6-पु०-14-07185/07,
नर्दिांक
12.12.2007 एिं शासिार्देश संख्या- 1624/6-पु०-1406-50(07)/2006, नर्दिांक 20.05.2013 का संर्दिा ग्रहण
करिे का कष्ट करें।

2.
शासिार्देश
संख्या-87यू०ओ०/6-पु०-14-07185/07, नर्दिांक 12.12.2007 के साि संलग्ि प्रपत्र संख्या-
पी०डब्लू०डी०टी-4 के प्रथतर-6 में यह व्यिथिा नििााररत की गयी
िी नक " इस प्रमाण-पत्र के निगात करिे अििा निरथत करिे के
संबंि में अनन्तम निणाय सम्बनन्ित नजला मनजथरेट/कलेक्टर का
होगा"।

3. मा० उच्ि न्यायालय, इलाहाबार्द में योनजत ररट यानिका
संख्या-28220/2022 राजेन्र प्रसार्द बिाम उ०प्र० राज्य ि अन्य
के साि टैग ररट सी संख्या-37521/2022 पंकज कुमार नतिारी
बिाम उ०प्र० राज्य ि अन्य में पाररत आर्देश नर्दिांक 16.01.2023
के क्रम में सम्यक नििारोपरान्त मुझे यह कहिे का निर्देश हुआ है नक
उपयुाक्त संर्दनिात शासिार्देश नर्दिांक 12.12.2007 के संलग्ि प्रारूप
पीडब्लूडी-टी-4 के निर्देश/िोट के अिुक्रम में प्रथतर-6 के सम्बन्ि में
निम्िित व्यिथिा की जाती हैिः-

6ए- "इस प्रमाण-पत्र को निगात करिे अििा निरथत करिे
के संबंि में अनन्तम निणाय सम्बनन्ित नजला मनजथरेट/कलेक्टर का
होगा। नजला मनजथरेट/कलेक्टर द्वारा ििीि िररत्र प्रमाण-पत्र आिेर्दि
पत्र के सम्बन्ि में आिेर्दि को अथिीकार नकये जािे की नथिनत में
कारण सनहत अथिीकरण सूििा आिेर्दक को तामील करायी
जायेगी। आिेर्दक द्वारा सूििा तामील के 01 माह के अन्र्दर अपिा
प्रत्यािेर्दि सम्बनन्ित मण्डलायुक्त के समक्ष प्रथतुत नकया जा सकेगा,
नजस पर उिय पक्षों को सुिकर सम्बनन्ित मण्डलायुक्त िररत्र प्रमाण पत्र
निगात नकये जािे अििा ि नकये जािे के सम्बन्ि में अपिा सुथपष्ट
अनिमत/निणाय सम्बनन्ित नजला मनजथरेट/कलेक्टर को प्रेनषत करेगा।
सम्बनन्ित मण्डलायुक्त द्वारा िररत्र प्रमाण पत्र निगात नकये जािे का
निणाय नर्दये जािे की नथिनत में नजला मनजथरेट/कलेक्टर उक्त निणाय के
समार्दर मे िररत्र प्रमाण पत्र निगात करेगा" ।

6बी- पूिा से निगात िररत्र प्रमाण-पत्र को नजला
मनजथरेट/कलेक्टर द्वारा निरथत नकये जािे की र्दशा में आिेर्दक को
निरथतीकरण के कारण सनहत सूििा तामील करायी जायेगी।
आिेर्दक द्वारा सूििा तामील के 01 माह के अन्र्दर अपिा
प्रत्यािेर्दि सम्बनन्ित मण्डलायुक्त के समक्ष प्रथतुत नकया जा सकेगा,
नजस पर उिय पक्षों को सुिकर सम्बनन्ित मण्डलायुक्त िररत्र प्रमाण
पत्र बहाल नकये जािे अििा ि नकये जािे के सम्बन्ि में अपिा
सुथपष्ट अनिमत/निणाय सम्बनन्ित नजला मनजथरेट/कलेक्टर को
प्रेनषत करेगा। सम्बनन्ित मण्डलायुक्त द्वारा िररत्र प्रमाण पत्र बहाल
नकये जािे का निणाय नर्दये जािे की नथिनत में नजला
मनजथरेट/कलेक्टर उक्त निणाय के समार्दर मे िररत्र प्रमाण पत्र बहाल
करेगा" ।

4. शासिार्देश संख्या- 87यू०ओ०/6-पु०-14-07185/07,नर्दिांक 12.12.2007 के साि संलग्ि प्रपत्र संख्या-
पी०डब्लू०डी०-टी-4 के प्रथतर-6 को इस सीमा तक संशोनित
समझा जाये। शासिार्देशों को शेष शते/प्रनक्रया यिाित रहेंगी।

ििर्दीय

 (र्दुगाा शंकर नमश्र)

 मुख्य सनिि।"

7. A statement has been made by
the learned Additional Advocate General
that the preparation of modalities for
issuance, suspension and cancellation
etc. of character certificate are under
process at the level of State Government,
therefore, we do not wish to express any
opinion on this aspect of the matter.

8. In view of the own stand taken by
the State Government in the aforequoted
Government Order and also in view of the
statement made by learned Additional
Advocate General that preparation of
modalities for issuance, suspension or
3 All. Paramedical Council of India Vs. U.O.I. & Ors.
335
cancellation of character certificate is under
preparation by the State Government, we
direct the State Government, as under:

(i) Paragraph nos. 6, and 6ch
under paragraph no.3 of the aforequoted
Government Order shall be enforced by the
State Government and all concerned
authorities forthwith.

(ii) Representation made by a
person under the aforequoted paragraph
nos. 6, or 6ch of the G.O. dated 02.02.2023
shall be disposed of by the concerned
Divisional Commissioner within six weeks
from
the
date
of
submission
of
representation by a speaking and reasoned
order,
after
affording
reasonable
opportunity of hearing to all the parties
concerned.

(iii) Since these writ petitions are
pending from several months before this
Court, therefore, we grant 30 days' time to
all the petitioners to make a representation
before Divisional Commissioner under the
aforequoted paragraph nos. 6, or 6ch, as the
case may be, within one month from today,
against the order of the District Magistrate.

(iv)
Where
the
District
Magistrate/Collector does not pass any
order
on
the
character
certificate
application of an applicant within one
month from the date of submission of
application, such applicant shall also have a
right to make a representation before the
Divisional Commissioner, who shall issue
appropriate order within six weeks from the
date of submission of representation, after
affording reasonable opportunity of hearing
to the parties concerned.

(v) Modalities for grant, rejection,
suspension or cancellation etc. of character
certificates shall be finalized and an
appropriate Government Order containing
the modalities shall be issued by the State
Government within six weeks from today.

9. With the aforesaid directions, all
the writ petitions are disposed of.

10. This order shall be communicated
by the learned Additional Advocate General
to the State Government within three days
for compliance.
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(2023) 3 ILRA 335
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
CIVIL SIDE
DATED: ALLAHABAD 02.02.2023

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE SURYA PRAKASH
KESARWANI, J.
THE HON'BLE JAYANT BANERJI, J.

Writ C No. 28379 of 2022

Paramedical Council of India ...Petitioner
Versus
U.O.I. & Ors. ...Respondents

Counsel for the Petitioner:
Sri Abhay Raj Yadav

Counsel for the Respondents:
A.S.G.I., Sri Anurag Sharma

A. Civil Law - National Commission for
Allied and Healthcare Professions Act,
2021 - Sections 2(d), 2(j), 10, 11, 22, 29,
30, 31, 32 & 40 - Paramedical courses -
Recognition to the institution - Claim by
the petitioner to grant the recognition -
Permissibility - Held, entire Act reveals
that it is a comprehensive enactment
dealing with the aspect of education,
registration and licencing of allied and
healthcare
professional,
regulation
of
allied and healthcare institutions & ors.
related matters - Petitioner cannot be
permitted
to
grant
recognition
to
institutions
imparting
education
and
training or register any such institution,
except in accordance with, and to the
extent permissible under the scheme and
terms of the Act. (Para 9 and 10)