Soudamini Nag vs Child Development Project Officer(CDPO), Tarabha Block, Subarnapur

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2026 Supreme(Ori) 493

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
A.C.BEHERA
Soudamini Nag – Appellant
Versus
Child Development Project Officer(CDPO), Tarabha Block, Subarnapur – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. H.S. Mishra, Advocate
For the Opposite Parties :Mr. G. Mohanty, Learned Standing Counsel, Ms. Chandrana Tripathy, Advocate

Judgment :

A.C. Behera, J.

This writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 has been filed by the petitioner praying for quashing the impugned Orders under Annexures-7, 10 and 11 passed by the Opposite Party Nos.3, 4 and 1 respectively and to direct the Opposite Party No.1 to re-engage the petitioner as an Anganwadi Helper in Sagarpalli Anganwadi Centre under Kamsara Grampanchayat of Sonepur District awarding exemplary cost and damages against the Opposite Party No.2.

2. The factual backgrounds of this writ petition, which prompted the petitioner for filing of the same is that, as per Advertisement No.2148 dated 21.10.2024 made by the Child Development Project Officer, Tarbha(Opposite Party No.1) (in short “the CDPO”) for the selection of an Anganwadi Helper of Sagarpalli Anganwadi Centre under Kamsara Grampanchayat of Sonepur District, the petitioner, Opposite Party No.2 along with others applied for the same. Thereafter, the Selection Committee Members selected to the petitioner as Anganwadi Helper of that Sagarpalli Anganwadi Centre and then, she(petitioner) was appointed as per letter dated 05.03.2025(Annexure-3) of the CDPO, Tarbha, as the Anganwad