SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI
Gitanjali Kalita, W/o Naren Hazarika – Appellant
Versus
State of Assam – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
The writ jurisdiction of this Court has been sought to be invoked by the petitioner by questioning the legality and validity of an order dated 02.06.2018 passed by the Director, Social Welfare, Assam by which a direction has been issued to the CDPO, Bhurbandha ICDS Project to issue termination letter to the petitioner who was working as Angwandi Worker (AWW) in the Sunarigaon No. 24 Anganwadi Centre from her voluntary service, pursuant to which an order dated 13.06.2018 was passed of such termination. The aforesaid order has been passed in compliance of an order dated 01.10.2015 of this Court in WP(C)/2165/2013.
2. The case in hand has a chequered history. The projected case of the petitioner is that an advertisement was issued on 10.09.2009 for filling up of the post of AWW against the No. 274 Sunarigaon Anganwadi Centre (hereinafter Centre) in the district of Morigaon. The petitioner who claims to be a local resident applied for the same and was appointed vide an order dated 23.12.2009.
3. The aforesaid order of appointment dated 23.12.2009 was the subject matter of challenge in a writ petition WP(C)/471/2010 instituted by the respondent no. 6. This Court vide an order da
It is prevailing law at that time of issuance of advertisement that will govern and as per same, requirement was to be a local woman residing in locality.
The court upheld the termination of an Anganwadi Worker based on valid grounds, emphasizing the importance of adherence to government guidelines and the unsuitability of disputed facts for writ juris....
Government servant appointed to be in-charge of current duties of an office cannot exercise any substantive powers of office.
Termination of Anganwadi Workers must be done by the Appointing Authority, and the principles of natural justice must be followed.
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