Form J(2) Sl.No.7& 8

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In the High Court at Calcutta

Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction

Appellate Side

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Aniruddha Roy

WPA 9187 OF 2024 Anita Mahato & Anr.

…. Petitioners

VS.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

….Respondents

WITH

WPA 9188 OF 2024

Khukumani Mahato & Ors.

…. Petitioners

VS.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

….Respondents

For the Petitioners

in both writ petitions:

Mr. Subhadip Pramanik

Mr. Amit Ranjan Pati Mr. Sunayan Ghosh Mr. Avijit Chatterjee

Ms. Swastika Chowdhury.

….Advocates

For the Respondents/State

in both writ petitions:

Mr. Tulsi Das Roy

Ms. Sabnam De Bardhan,Jr.Govt.Adv

Mr. Bipin Ghosh.

…..Advocates

Heard on : October 27, 2025 Judgment on : October 27, 2025 Aniruddha Roy, J. :

1. Five individual writ petitioners collectively in these two writ petitions applied for engagement as Anganwari Workers and Anganwari Helpers in an Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS Scheme) in the Government/Home Quota. Similarly placed candidates with the identical grievance for not receiving the appointments have filed a previous writ petition being WPA 3566 of 2022. By a judgment dated January 31, 2023 the writ petition was allowed, Annexure-P6 at page 56 to WPA 9188 of 2024. No ap