GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON FOUJIA TABASSUM V/S THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS

GUWAHATI, India, Feb. 9 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Jan. 9:

1. Heard Mr. M. H. Rajbarbhuiya, learned counsel for the petitioner in WP(C).No.2162/2024 and for the respondent No.5 in WP(C)No.2434/2024. Also heard Mr. J. Abedin, learned counsel, appearing for the petitioner in WP(C)No.2434/2024 and the respondent no.5 in WP(C).No.2162/2024, as well as Ms. M. Bhattacharjee, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, appearing for the state respondents in both the above-noted writ petitions.

2. The above-noted writ petitions involving common issues, were taken up for hearing analogously and are being disposed of vide this common order.

3. The writ petitioner in WP(C).No.2162/2024 has presented a challenge to an order dated 05.03.2024 issued by the Director of Women and Child Development, Assam, cancelling the selection of the petitioner as Anganwadi Worker against Beygaon Subahi Muktab Anganwadi Centre .The petitioner in WP(C).No.2434/2024 has also challenged the order dated 05.03.2024 to the extent it requires re-advertisement of the post of Anganwadi worker involved. The petitioner has also further prayed for an enquiry with regard to the manner in which the selection was held in pursuance to the advertisement dated 10.01.2023 in connection with post of Anganwadi Worker in Beygaon Subahi Muktab Anganwadi Centre.

4. The facts in brief requisite for adjudication of the issues arising in the above-noted petitions is noticed as under; The process of recruitment initiated for engagement as Anganwadi workers and Anganwadi helpers in different Anganwadi Centres under Dhalpukhuri ICDS project, Hojai, was under challenge before this Court in the proceedings of WP(C) No.2985/2010 and other analogous matters. A coordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 12.05.2020 proceeded to direct the respondent authorities to immediately initiate a fresh process of selection for the concerned Anganwadi centres strictly in accordance with the rules. The earlier selection process initiated in pursuance to the advertisement dated 20.05.2010, under challenge in the writ petitions was also discontinued with.

In pursuance to the said order dated 12.05.2020 the Child Development Project Officer CDPO Dhalpukhuri issued an advertisement dated 10.01.2023 for engagement of Anganwadi workers against 41 (forty one) numbers of Anganwadi centres under Dhalpukhuri Integrated Child Development Project. One of the Anganwadi centres involved was the Beygaon Subahi Muktab Centre. The petitioners in the above noted 2(two) writ petitions submitted their respective applications for engagement as Anganwadi worker against Beygaon Subahi Muktab Anganwadi Centre.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=bzPoyUlszYLCUcCpirIpqJLDPI%2Fi8FtbaDH5kN%2F%2Fvruq6YRr03uMexbPOy6LsWcB&caseno=WP(C)/2434/2024&cCode=1&cino=GAHC010091552024&state_code=6&appFlag=)

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