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2026 Supreme(Online)(AP) 19407

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3457]


2026:APHC:19596

APHC010567792025


WRIT PETITION NO: 29591/2025


Between:

1. S AVITI BRAHMA MANI, W/O. TALARI RAJU, AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/O. D. NO. 2-70, TURUPU PAKALU VILLAGE TAMARADA POST, PEDDAPURAM MANDAL, KAKINADA DISTRICT, A.P.

...PETITIONER

AND

1. T HE STATE OF AP, REP BY ITS PRI. SECRETARY, WOMEN DEVELOPMENT AND CHILD WELFARE DEPARTMENT, A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI.

2. T HE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KAKINADA DISTRICT, KAKINADA.

3. T HE DISTRICT WOMEN AND CHILD WELFARE AND EMPOWERMENT OFFICER, DISTRICT WOMEN AND CHILD WELFARE AGENCY, D.NO.8-13-15, NEAR RED CROSS BLOOD BANK, INDRAPALEM POLICE ROAD, PENUMUDI VARI STREET, GANDHINAGAR KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT.

4. T HE PROJECT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, KAKINADA, KAKINADA DISTRICT, A.P.

5. T HE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER, I.C.D.S. PROJECT, PEDDAPURAM, HANUMAN TEMPLE ROAD, G. RAGAMPETA, PEDDAPURAM,KAKINADA DISTRICT, A.P.

...RESPONDENT(S):


Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. SRINIVASA RAO NARRA

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR SERVICES I

2. GP FOR SERVICES II


THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE HARINATH.N


MONDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF MAY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased topleased to issue Writ, Order or Direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the Respondents in conducting biased enquiry against the Petitioner without considering the documents available on record and without issuing the said enquiry report to the Petitioner, directly issuing impugned Removal Order vide NO.30/A/2025 dated 16.10.2025 by completely removing the Petitioner from her post of Anganwadi Worker by the Respondent No.5 as totally illegal. arbitrary, unjust, untenable under law and in violation of Petitioner’s fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 16, 19, 21 and 300-A of the Constitution of India and consequently set aside the impugned Removal Order vide NO.30/A/2025 dated 16.10.2025 issued by the Respondent No.5 and further direct the Respondents to reinstate the Petitioner back into service as Anganwadi Worker by granting all attending benefits calculated from the date of suspension till date and pass

IA NO: 1 OF 2025

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to pass an interim order by suspending the impugned Removal Order vide NO.30/A/2025 dated 16.10.2025 issued by the Respondent No.5, until disposal of the above writ petition and pass

IA NO: 2 OF 2025

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased pleased to pass an interim order by directing the Respondents not to fill up the said post Anganwadi Worker in Turupu Pakalu Anganwadi Centre, Turupu Pakalu Village, Peddapuram Mandal, Kakinada District, until disposal of the above writ petition and pass

IA NO: 1 OF 2026

Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased may be pleased to receive the reply counter on record by allowing the leave petition in the above writ petition and pass

The Court made the following:

ORDER:

1. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 16.10.2025, whereby the petitioner was removed from services of Anganwadi worker.

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this is the second round of litigation for the petitioner. In the earlier round of litigation, the petitioner had challenged the unilateral order of termination dated 22.09.2022. The learned Single Judge of this Hon’ble Court, in W.P. No. 38554 of 2022, allowed the writ petition by setting aside the said order of termination dated 22.09.2022 and further directed the respondents to pass fresh orders within a period of six months.The petitioner was directed to be reinstated into service without back pages while the order dated 28.03.2025. It is submitted that the respondents are under the pressure to ensure that the petitioner is removed from service in pursuance of the same the respondents have now issued the impugned proceedings dated 16.10.2025 under the guise of conducting an inquiry.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondents have relied upon the enquiry report dated 23.12.2021, which was also considered by this Hon’ble Court in the earlier round of litigation. The respondents, in their counter, have referred to the statements of the beneficiaries recorded during the initial enquiry. It is submitted that the said enquiry report was never furnished to the petitioner. This court by an order dated 29.10.2025, recorded the submission of the learned Assistant Government Pleader, who sought time to produce proof of service of the enquiry report upon the petitioner prior to the passing of the impugned order of removal.

4. The learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submits that the

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