Supreme Court of India

Manyata Devi v. State of U.P. & Ors.

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Reported as [2015] 7 S.C.R. 183
Bench T. S. Thakur, R. F. Nariman and Prafulla C. Pant JJ.
Decided 15 May 2015

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What the Court ordered

In the result we allow this appeal, set aside the order passed by the High Court and direct the District D Magistrate to reconsider the matter and dispose of the application for grant of a character certificate keeping in view the observations made herein.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Administrative Law: Administrative order - Reasonableness of - Application for grant of character certificate- For the purpose of renewal of registration as a contractor under a department c . of State Government- Initially grant of certificate denied on 0 the ground that her husband was involved in criminal cases - In appeal, the Commissioner remitted the matter to consider the application on the basis of personal character of the applicant - The Magistrate again refused to grant the certificate on the ground that the applicant did not have experience in contract work - Writ petition against

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