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SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI
Chandrama Kalita D/O Biren Kalita – Appellant
Versus
State Of Assam – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
The instant writ petition has a chequered history. The petitioner had filed this petition in the year 2021, challenging the selection and appointment of the respondent No. 6 as Anganwadi Worker for the Purani Kalitapura Anganwadi Centre at Dudhnoi under the CDPO, Dudhnoi ICDS Project. The primary ground of challenge was that the petitioner had secured more marks in the selection, in spite of which the respondent No. 6 was given the appointment on 06.08.2021. Such appointment was given by considering the fact that the respondent No. 6 belongs to the Scheduled Caste (SC) Community. The writ petition was allowed by this Court on 21.10.2022 as the private respondent No. 6 did not appear after repeated opportunities.
2. However, the respondent No. 6 had thereafter preferred a Rev.Pet./169/2022 stating that due to certain mistake in filing the Vakalatnama, the names of the learned counsel for the private respondent No. 6 were not reflected and therefore, they were prevented from appearing at the time of adjudication of the writ petition. Be that as it may, vide order dated 16.11.2022, the review petition was also dismissed. Against the dismissal of the review petition, the respo
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In Tribal Sub-plan areas, ST candidates must be prioritized for Anganwadi Worker positions; any deviation constitutes a breach of guidelines.
Selection guidelines take precedence over advertisements in recruitment processes, especially in cases involving designated community preferences.
Guidelines for selection of Anganwadi Workers mandate that only Scheduled Tribe candidates from the designated area are eligible, superseding conflicting advertisements.
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