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Form No. J.(2)

Item No. DL/5-6

adeb - AR (CT)

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction

(Appellate Side)

W.P.A. NO. 2054 OF 2025

JAYANTI MANDAL & ORS.

Vs.

THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS.

with

W.P.A. NO. 2185 OF 2024

CHAITALI MONDAL & ORS.

Vs.

THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS.

BEFORE: THE HON’BLE JUSTICE SAUGATA BHATTACHARYYA

For the Petitioner : Ms. Papiya Chattopadhyay, Adv.

(WPA 2054 of 2025)

For the Petitioner : Mr. Hasanauz Zaman Molla, Adv

(WPA 2185 of 2024) Ms. Salini Bhattacharjee, Adv.

For the State : Mr. Sudipta Panda, Adv.

(WPA 2054 of 2025) Mr. Arindam Mitra, Adv.

For the State : Mr. Rezaul Hossain, Adv.

(WPA 2185 of 2024)

Hearing concluded on : 22.12.2025

Judgment On : 22.12.2025

SAUGATA BHATTACHARYYA, J.:

1. Two writ petitions are heard in presence of the learned advocates

representing the petitioners and respondents.

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2. In the writ petition being WPA 2054 of 2025 petitioners are praying for

implementation of memo no. 29/ICDS/MCK dated 22nd January, 2024

issued by the Child Development Project Officer, Manikchak ICDS

Project, Malda (concerned CDPO) in order to get the responsibility of

additional charge of Anganwadi Workers as decided by the authority.

3. In the writ petition being WPA 2185 of 2024 petitioners questioned

issuance of said memo dated 22nd January, 2024 issued by concerned

CDPO as petitioners are functioning as Anganwadi Workers in their

respective Anganwadi Centres and also having the responsibility of

additional charge in respect of those Anganwadi Centres as delineated

in the order dated 22^nd January, 2024.

4. On perusal of memo dated 22^nd January, 2024 whereby additional

charge was given to the petitioners in WPA 2054 of 2025 it appears

new Anganwadi Workers were granted additional charge in respect of

some Anganwadi Centres as the petitioners in WPA 2185 of 2024 had

additional charge from 2010 onwards.

5. It is not demonstrated by the petitioners in WPA 2185 of 2024 that if

additional charge is given to the petitioners in WPA 2054 of 2025 how

the petitioners in WPA 2185 of 2024 are affected.

6. Leave was granted by a coordinate bench to the petitioners in WPA

2185 of 2024 to file an exception to the report filed by the concerned

CDPO which was affirmed on 8^th July, 2024 but till date no exception

is filed. Such leave was granted vide order dated 8^th July, 2024.

7. It is specifically averred in paragraph 12 of the said report that for

discharging duty having additional charge in connection with

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Anganwadi Centres, Anganwadi Worker/Anganwadi Helper is not

entitled to get extra monetary benefit.

8. For administrative exigency, if the concerned CDPO vide memo dated

22^nd January, 2024 decided to assign additional charge to the

petitioners in WPA 2054 of 2025 same ought not to be interfered with

by this Court as the petitioners in WPA 2185 of 2024 had the

additional charge for a substantial period of time.

9. In aforesaid conspectus the writ petition being WPA 2185 of 2024

stands dismissed.

10. Child Development Project Officer, Manikchak ICDS Project, Malda is

directed to implement the memo dated 22^nd January, 2024 by

permitting the petitioners in WPA 2054 of 2025 to get the additional

charge and function as Anganwadi Workers in addition to their

regular responsibility to function as Anganwadi Workers in other

Anganwadi Centres. However, relieving the petitioners in WPA 2185 of

2024 of additional charges shall not be construed as stigma so far

those petitioners are concerned.

11. The writ petition being WPA 2054 of 2025 stands disposed of.

12. Urgent photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be given to

the parties, upon usual undertakings.

(SAUGATA BHATTACHARYYA, J.)