Sr. No. 80 HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU Case:- SWP No. 2755/2015 IA No. 01/2015 Date of Pronouncement:- 10.12.2025 Uploaded on:- 15.12.2025 Neelam Rani and ors.

…. Petitioner(s)

Through:- Mr. Pawan Kumar Hans, Advocate.

V/s State of J&K & Ors. …..Respondent(s)

Through:- Mr. Nirmal K Kotwal, Advocate vice Mr. Ravinder Gupta, AAG.

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAVED IQBAL WANI, JUDGE

ORDER(ORAL)

1. Through the medium of the instant petition, the petitioners herein have sought the following reliefs:-

“(a) Allow this writ petition.

(b) Writ of certiorari quashing order No. 13-SMD of 2015 dated

22.04.2015 issued by the respondent No. 3, which has effect of disengagement/termination of the services of the petitioners as Anganwadi Workers/Helpers engaged and discharging their duties as such in their respective Anganwadi Centres in Block Ghordi and Udhampur, District Udhampur.

(c) Writ of mandamus, commanding the respondents to allow the petitioners to discharge their duties as Anganwadi Workers/Helpers having been engaged by the respondent Nos. 5 and 6 in the interest of smooth functioning of their respective Anganwari Centres in Block Ghordi and Udhampur, District Udhampur and di