Mr. Shubhankar Dutta Ms. Somdutta Patra Ms. Swagata Mitra …… for the petitioners Mr. Momenur Rahman Mr. Sourav Sarkar ……. for the State The present writ petition has been filed citing certain illegalities in the selection process initiated by the concerned respondents for filling up the post of Anganwadi Worker (for short, ’AWW’), particularly with regard to the reservation of certain posts for the Economically Weaker Section (for short, ’EWS’) midway through the process, and seeking a direction to the respondents to initiate a fresh selection process for the said post.

Succinctly stated, the essential facts leading to the institution of the present writ petition are that the District Level Selection and Managing Committee, in pursuance of a Memorandum dated 16th March, 2023, issued by the Department of Women & Child Development and Social Welfare, initiated a recruitment process for filling up 150 posts of Anganwadi Workers (hereinafter referred to as ’AWW’). Accordingly, a recruitment notice dated 24th March, 2023, was published on the official website of the Department, inviting applications from eligible and willing candidates for the said post. Simultaneously, a Notification d