JUDGMENT

S.K. Mishra, J. In this writ application, the petitioner has assailed the selection of opposite party no.6 as Anganwadi Worker of Bishunpur Anganwadi Center under Pattamundai I.C.D.S. Projects in the district of Kendrapara.

2. The case of the petitioner, in short, is that the I.C.D.S. Projects are under the Panchayati Raj Department and the said Department published a Government Order on 8.6.1992 bearing No.5642 for selection, engagement and training of Anganwadi Workers. In that Government Order, it has been stipulated that the Anganwadi Worker should be in the age group of 18 to 44 years and permanent inhabitant of the concerned village, where the center is established. The qualification for the said post is H.S.C. and for rural areas the minimum qualification was stipulated as Class-VIII pass. The selection was to be made on the basis of two examinations, i.e. written examination and viva-voce test.

3. For selection of Anganwadi Worker, the Child Development Project Officer, Pottamundai I.C.D.S. Project, Pattamundai, Kendrapara, opposite party no.5, invited applications from the intending candidates to take part therein prescribing the minimum qualification as Class-VIII