WRIT - A No. 11514 of 2025 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 11514 of 2025 Sachin Dwivedi .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ila Deol, Puran Nath Shukla, Sarita Dwivedi, Sr. Advocate Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 4 HON'BLE AJIT KUMAR, J. In compliance of the order of this Court dated 12.08.2025, instructions filed today by learned Standing Counsel are taken on record The issue before this Court is whether the petitioner in spite of being selected as Constable in Civil Police pursuant to selection against the advertisement issued in the year 2023 has been rightly denied appointment only on account of the fact that police verification report has denied certificate on account of pending criminal case. It is argued on behalf of the petitioner that mere involvement in a criminal case and that too when instituted after petitioner had filed application against the advertisement, more especially in the circumstances when it arises out of a sheer family dispute, there cannot be ipso facto rejection of candidature of a duly selected candidate. It is submitted that in the light of principles laid down in the judgment of