JUDGMENT

B.R. Sarangi, J. - The petitioner, by means of this writ petition, seeks to quash the order dated 18.04.2012 passed by opposite party no.1-Additional District Magistrate, Bargarh in AWW Appeal No. 31 of 2011, by which the aforesaid appeal filed by opposite party no.3 has been allowed and engagement of the petitioner as Anganwadi Worker of centre no.2 of village Tinkani has been quashed.

2. The facts of the case, in brief, are that opposite party no.2 issued an advertisement inviting applications for filling up the post of Anganwadi Worker of centre no.2 of village Tinkani, pursuant to which, the petitioner, opposite party no.3 and proforma opposite parties no.4 to 6 applied for. The said applications were verified on 16.03.2011 and a merit list was accordingly prepared. The proforma opposite party no.4 got highest marks, but as she was an outsider and there were some allegations against her, she did not join. Consequentially, the petitioner, who stood second in the merit list, was issued with engagement letter vide Annexure-2 dated 23.04.2011 by opposite party no.2. Accordingly, the petitioner joined and continued to discharge her duty as Anganwadi Worker of centre no.2 of v