IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13609 of 2010 1. SURENDRA YADAV S/O LATE MUNESHWAR YADAV R/O VILL.- DHANAULI, P.S. BAHERI, DISTT.- DARBHANGA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH HOME SECRETARY, BIHAR, PATNA 2. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE, BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE, DARBHANGA 4. THE STATION HOUSE OFFICER, BAHERI, DARBHANGA ----------- 3. 11.02.2011 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the State. The petitioner is aggrieved by the denial of a character certificate, because of which the licence of contract granted to him by the Chief Engineer, Rural Works Department, Patna vide Registration No. 2773/10 dated 1.2.2010 is not being considered and he is not being awarded contract works by the State Government. The petitioner submits that he was issued a character certificate on 9.3.2009 for that financial year but is now being denied the same. This averment in paragraph 6 of the writ petition has been answered at paragraph 7 of the counter affidavit by stating that it needs no comment. That the petitioner may be one of the seventeen named accused in Baheri PS Case No. 81 of 1998 and that charge sheet had been filed only against one accused Sarbali Yadav, when investigation is stated to be still pending nearly 12 years later, are issues which need not detain the Court. Once the respondents on consideration of the aforesaid factors, chose to grant him a character certificate on 9.3.2009 there can be no justification to deny him the benefit of the same specially when it involves his fundamental right under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution of India to carry out a profession, occupation, trade or business. The writ application is disposed with a direction to the respondents to consider him for grant of character certificate in like manner as was done by them when they issued a certificate to him on 9.3.2009, admitted in the counter affidavit. Let such consideration be done and appropriate orders passed within a maximum period of one month from the date of receipt and or presentation of a copy of this order. Snkumar/- (Navin Sinha,J.)