1 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4181 of 2023 Smt. Mulari Yadav W/o. Badri Prasad Yadav, Aged About 56 Years R/o. Ward No. 16, Village Kothali Tahsil Shankargarh, District Balrampur - Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. ... Petitioner. versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary Department Of Women And Child Development Capital Complex, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - The Collector, District Balrampur - Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. 3 - The Project Officer, Integrated Child Development Project Shankargarh, District Balrampur - Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. 4 - Janpad Panchayat, Shankargarh Through Its Chief Executive Officer Shankargarh District Balrampur - Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh. ... Respondents. For Petitioner : Ms. Prachi Diwan appears on behalf of Shri Rohitashva Singh, Advocates. For State/ Respondents : Shri Hrishikesh Sharma, PL. Hon’ble Mr. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad Order on Board 12/02/2026 AVINASH SHARMA Digitally signed by AVINASH SHARMA Date: 2026.02.23 18:29:11 +0530 2 1. This Writ Petition has been filed against the order dated 07.10.2022 (Annexure P/3) passed by Collector, Balrampur Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh by which, services of the petitioner as Angan Badi Sahaika has been terminated. 2. The petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:- 10.1 That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the impugned letter dated 07.10.2022, Annexure P-3, Issued by the Respondent No.2. And reinstate the service of the petitioner with back wages. 10.2 That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant compensations to petitioner and any other relief(s) as deemed fit and necessary by this Hon'ble Court in the facts and the circumstances of the case. 10.3 That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to grant cost of present petition. 3. Necessary facts of the case are that the petitioner was initially appointed as a Anganbadi Sahayika in the Anganbadi Centre Samudri, Janpad Panchayat Shankargarh by the order of Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat Shankargarh by the order dated 19/08/2003 and used to work in very sincere manner and honestly till the termination order has been passed. One oral complainant was raised against the petitioner in the program of "Vidhayak Aapke Dwar" that petitioner has not done his work in 3 proper manner and not provided Hot Food and Ready to Eat food, thereafter Project Officer Integrated Child Development Project Shankargarh issued a notice and seeking clarifications on 27/09/2022. That the petitioner submitted her reply against the allegations leveled against her and submitted she has never disobeyed her duty, but due to pressure of "Vidhayak" respondent authorities didn't hear any explanations submitted by the petitioner. That the allegation against the petitioner was not proved and complainant was not present and also not participated in the enquiry but respondent no.2 terminated the service of petitioner as a Anganbadi Sahayika on 07/10/2022 without giving any opportunity of hearing. Hence this petition. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was working as Angan Badi Sahaika, however, without following the procedure prescribed under the guidelines of State of Chhattisgarh, Women and Child Development Department, impugned order dated 07.10.2022 has been issued and the services of the petitioner as Angan Badi Sahika has been terminated. Learned counsel would draw attention of this Court towards the covering memo filed by her and would refer to the circular dated 02.04.2008 issued by State of Chhattisgarh, Women and Child Development Department, specifically at paragraph 13 of the said circular which is related to termination of Angan Badi Karyakarta/Sahaika. She would submit that the order of termination of services of the petitioner is not in accordance 4 with law and as such, the same may be quashed/set aside and this Writ Petition may be allowed. 5. Learned State counsel submits that order of termination of services of petitioner has been passed in consonance with the prescribed rules. 6. No one appears on behalf of Respondent No.4-CEO Janpad Panchayat Shankargarh though impugned order of termination has been passed by the Collector, Balrampur Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh. 7. With the present Writ Petition, circular dated 02.04.2008 issued by the State of Chhattisgarh, Women and Child Development Department, Mantralaya, DKS Bhawan, Raipur has been annexed. In paragraph 13 of the said circular, procedure related to removal from the post of Angan Badi Karyakarta/Sahaika has been prescribed. 8. Paragraph 13 of the said circular prescribes that on receiving a complaint regarding any Anganwadi Karyakarta/Sahaika, Child Development Project Officer will get the report obtained by getting it investigated from the concerned supervisor. After examining the merits and demerits of the report received, if the complaint is found to be true, then if a case of embezzlement or serious irregularity is made out, then the concerned Karyakarta/Sahaika will be given fifteen days' time to present her side by clearly informing her about the allegations reflected against her. On receiving the reply and after examining the merits and demerits 5 again on taking a just decision, if removal from the post is necessary, then the proposal for removal from the post along with the investigation report will be presented before the committee of the Janpad Panchayat/Urban Body which is competent for the selection. After the approval of the said committee, the Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat/Commissioner Municipal Corporation/Chief Municipal Officer will issue the order for removal from the post. 9. Further, if there is no case of embezzlement or serious irregularity and only general negligence is observed, then the concerned Child Development Project Officer will first issue a warning to the Karyakarta/Sahaika for the two times and if there is no improvement even for the third time, then a final opportunity for hearing will be provided by levelling clear charges against him/her and after considering the explanation received, judiciously, if it is necessary to remove him/her from the post, then action for termination of service will be taken by submitting a proposal to the Janpad Panchayat/Urban Body as per clause 13.1 above. If despite the complaint of serious misconduct/irregularity, the Selection Committee of the Janpad Panchayat/Urban Body does not pass the proposal for removal of the Karyakarta/Sahaika from the post within three weeks of submission of the proposal and the Project Officer considers it necessary to remove the said Karyakarta/Sahaika from the post in public interest, then the Child Development Project Officer will place the case before the 6 Evaluation Committee. The Child Development Project Officer can remove the person from the post after the approval of the District Programme Officer on the proposal of the Evaluation Committee. 10. Moreover, if during the inspection of senior officers i.e. District Programme Officer or higher officer, if the situation is found unsatisfactory and it is found necessary to remove the worker from the post, then the concerned inspecting officer will prepare a detailed and clear report of his inspection and irregularities and will send it to Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat and if it is an urban area, then Commissioner, Municipal Corporation / Chief Municipal Officer, mentioning the reason for removal from the post and action will be taken by the Janpad Panchayat & (Nagriye Nikay) Urban Body as per clauses 13.1 and 13.2. 11. For the sake of convenience, paragraph 13 of the circular dated 02.04.2008, reads as under:- 13. का्቟कቔኋाओं / सहायि्቟काओं को पद से हटाने की ्ቚቅኌ्቟ा :- 13. 1 ቅኌकसी आंगनबाड़ी का्቟कቔኋा/सहायि्቟का के संद्ቝ में शिका्቟ቔኋ होने पर ቅኌ!कास परिर्቟ोजना अयि%कारी ्ቛारा सबंयि%ቔኋ प्቟!े्ቌक से जांच कर!ाकर ्ቚयिቔኋ!ेदन ्ቚा्቎ ቅኌक्቟ा जा्቟ेगा ! ्ቚा्቎ ्ቚयिቔኋ!ेदन में गुण दोषों का परी्ቌण कर शिका्቟ቔኋ सही पा्቟े जाने पर ्቟ቅኌद ቅኌकसी ्ቚकार का गबन अथ!ा गं्ቝीर अቅኌन्቟ቅኌमቔኋቔኋा का ्ቚकरण बनቔኋा है ቔኋो संबंयि%ቔኋ का्቟कቔኋा / सहायि्቟का की उस पर परिरलयि्ቌቔኋ हुए आरोपों से स्प्ቖ अ!गቔኋ कराቔኋे हुए अपना प्ቌ रखने का अ!सर ्ቚदान ቅኌक्቟े जाने हेቔኋु पन््ቖह ቅኌद!स का सम्቟ ्ቚदान ቅኌक्቟ा जा!ेगा ए!ं उ्ቈर ्ቚा्቎ होने पर पुनः गुण दोषों का 7 परी्ቌण कर न््቟ा्቟ोयिचቔኋ ቅኌनण्቟ लेቔኋे हुए ्቟ቅኌद पद से पृथक ቅኌक्቟ा जाना आ!श््቟क हो ቔኋो पद से पृथक ቅኌक्቟े जाने संबं%ी ्ቚस्ቔኋा! जॉच ्ቚयिቔኋ!ेदन सቅኌहቔኋ जनपद पंचा्቟ቔኋ / नगरी्቟ ቅኌनका्቟ की उस सቅኌमयिቔኋ के सम्ቌ ्ቚस्ቔኋुቔኋ ቅኌक्቟ा जा!ेगा जो च्቟न के लिल्቟े स्ቌम हैं। उ्ሹ सቅኌमयिቔኋ के अनुमोदन होने के उपरांቔኋ मुख््቟ का्቟पालन अयि%कारी, जनपद पंचा्቟ቔኋ / आ्቟ु्ሹ नगर ቅኌनगम / मुख््቟ नगर पालिलका अयि%कारी ्ቛारा पद से पृथक करने के आदे ्ቚसारिरቔኋ ቅኌक्቟े जा्቟ेंगे। 13.2 ्቟ቅኌद गबन अथ!ा गं्ቝीर अቅኌन्቟ቅኌमቔኋቔኋा का ्ቚकरण परिरलयि्ቌቔኋ नहीं हुआ है ए!ं मा्ቔ सामान््቟ लापर!ाቅኌह्቟ों परिरलयि्ቌቔኋ हुई हैं ቔኋो संबंयि%ቔኋ बाल ቅኌ!कास परिर्቟ोजना अयि%कारी ्ቛारा ्ቚथम दो बार संबंयि%ቔኋ का्቟कቔኋा/सहायि्቟का को सचेቔኋ करቔኋे हुए चेቔኋा!नी जारी की जा!ेगी ए!ं ቔኋृቔኋी्቟ बार ्ቝी सु%ार न आने पर उस पर स्प्ቖ आरोप आरोቅኌपቔኋ करቔኋे हुए सुन!ाई का अंयिቔኋम अ!सर ्ቚदान ቅኌक्቟ा जा!ेगा ए!ं ्ቚा्቎ स्प्ቖीकरण पर न््቟ा्቟ोयिचቔኋ रूप से ቅኌ!चार करቔኋे हुए ्቟ቅኌद पद से पृथक ቅኌक्቟ा जाना आ!श््቟क हो ቔኋो ቔኋद् नुसार उपरो्ሹ कቄኌHIका 13.1 अनुसार जनपद पंचा्቟ቔኋ /नगरी्቟ ቅኌनका्቟ को ्ቚस्ቔኋा! ्ቚस्ቔኋुቔኋ कर से!ा समा्቎ करने की का्቟!ाही की जा!ेगी। ्቟ቅኌद गं्ቝीर कदाचार/अቅኌन्቟ቅኌमቔኋቔኋा की शिका्቟ቔኋ होने पर ्ቝी जनपद पंचा्቟ቔኋ/नगरी्቟ ቅኌनका्቟ की च्቟न सቅኌमयिቔኋ का्቟कቔኋा / सहायि्቟का को पद से पृथक करने संबं%ी ्ቚस्ቔኋा! ्ቚस्ቔኋुቔኋ करने के ቔኋीन स्቎ाह की सम्቟ा!यि% के ्ቝीቔኋर पारिरቔኋ नहीं करቔኋी है ए!ं परिर्቟ोजना अयि%कारी उ्ሹ का्቟कቔኋा / सहायि्቟का को जनቅኌहቔኋ में पद से पृथक ቅኌक्቟ा जाना आ!श््቟क मानቔኋे हैं ቔኋो बाल ቅኌ!कास परिर्቟ोजना अयि%कारी 8 ्ቚकरण मुल््቟ांकन सቅኌमयिቔኋ के सम्ቌ रखेंगे। बाल ቅኌ!कास परिर्቟ोजना अयि%कारी व्दारा मूल््቟ांकन सቅኌमयिቔኋ के ्ቚस्ቔኋा! से जिजला का्቟म अयि%कारी के अनुमोदन उपरांቔኋ पद से पृथक ቅኌक्቟ा जा सके गा। 13.3 बरिर्቗ अयि%कारिर्቟ों अथाቔኋ जिजला का्቟म अयि%कारी अथ!ा उनसे उ्ሴ अयि%कारिर्቟ों के ቅኌनरी्ቌण के दौरान ቄኌस्थयिቔኋ असंቔኋोषजनक पा्቟े जाने पर ्቟ቅኌद उनके ቅኌ!!ेक अनुसार का्቟कቔኋा को पद से पृथक ቅኌक्቟ा जाना आ!श््቟क पा्቟ा जाቔኋा है ቔኋो इस हेቔኋु संबंयि%ቔኋ ቅኌनरी्ቌणकቔኋा अयि%कारी अपने ቅኌनरी्ቌण ቔኋथा अቅኌन्቟ቅኌमቔኋቔኋाओं का ቅኌ!स्ቔኋृቔኋ सुस्प्ቖ ्ቚयिቔኋ!ेदन ቔኋै्቟ार कर पद से पृथक करने हेቔኋु उ्ቤेख करቔኋे हुए मुख््቟ का्቟पालन अयि%कारी जनपद पंचा्቟ቔኋ और ्቟ቅኌद नगरी्቟ ्ቌे्ቔ है ቔኋो आ्቟ु्ሹ नगर ቅኌनगम /मुख््቟ नगर पालिलका अयि%कारी को ्ቚेቅኌषቔኋ कर देंगे ए!ं जनपद पंचा्቟ቔኋ ए!ं नगरी्቟ ቅኌनका्቟ व्दारा कቄኌHIका 13.1 ए!ं 13.2 अनुसार का्቟!ाही की जा!ेगी । 13.4 पद से पृथ्ሪरण के आदे के ቅኌ!रू्ቍ अपील कं यिIका 11 के ्ቚा!%ानों के अनुसार की जा सके गी। 13.5 ्቟ቅኌद कोई आंगन!ाड़ी का्቟कቔኋा / सहायि्቟का ቅኌबना ቅኌकसी सूचना के लगाቔኋार एक माह से अयि%क अ!यि% ቔኋक अनुपቄኌस्थቔኋ रहቔኋी है ቔኋो परिर्቟ोजना अयि%कारी अनुपቄኌस्थयिቔኋ के कारण पर प्቟!े्ቌक से एक जाँच ्ቚयिቔኋ!ेदन ्ቚा्቎ कर कं यिIका 13.1. 13.2 के अनुरूप से!ा समा्቎ करने की का्቟!ाही करेंगे। 13.6 आंगन!ाड़ी का्቟कቔኋा / सहायि्቟का की से!ा की अयि%कቔኋम उ्቞ 62 !ष पूण होने पर परिर्቟ोजना अयि%कारी उन्हें एक माह पू! लिललिखቔኋ 9 सूचना देकर से!ा समा्቎ करने संब%ी आदे ्ቚसारिरቔኋ करेंगे। इस हेቔኋु कं यिIका 13.1, 13.2 के अनुरूप जनपद पंचा्቟ቔኋ / नगरी्቟ ቅኌनका्቟ की च्቟न सቅኌमयिቔኋ से अनुमोदन लेने की आ!श््቟कቔኋा नहीं होगी। 12. Learned counsel for the petitioner claims that in the name of enquiry, respondent authorities only issued a notice and without any investigation and enquiry with regard to the allegations against the petitioner, issued the order of termination of service of the petitioner without any opportunity of hearing. The said claim of the petitioner appears to be a reasonable one as from the perusal of documents annexed with the petition, specifically Annexure P/2 dated 27.09.2022 petitioner was directed to explain the complaint received against her with regard to Vidhayak Aapke Dwar Program. However, on 07.10.2022, services of the petitioner has been terminated as Angan Badi Sahaika. Moreover, from the perusal of provisions at para 13 of the circular dated 02.04.2008 issued by the State of Chhattisgarh in respect of termination of Angan Badi Karyakarta/Sahaika, whereby proper procedure has been directed to be followed, which in the present case, has not been followed. 13.In that view of the matter, a good case is made out to quash/set aside the impugned order dated 07.10.2022 which is accordingly quashed/set aside. 14.However, respondent authorities are at liberty to initiate fresh proceedings and pass appropriate order in accordance with clause 13 of the circular dated 02.04.2008 after giving due 10 opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. 15. In the meanwhile, petitioner is directed to be reinstated in service as Angan Badi Sahaika subject to the outcome of the fresh proceedings if initiated against the petitioner. Sd/- (Amitendra Kishore Prasad) Judge Avinash