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2025 DAILYLAW 10330 (JHR)

AFAROJA KHATUN v. STATE OF JHARKHAND THROUGH CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND

WPC/2611/2025 · 2025-06-23

Deepak Roshan

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2025:JHHC:16488 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S). No. 2611 of 2025 ---------- Afaroja Khatun, aged about 56 years, wife of Md. Ustam Ali, resident of Gram Parsiya, Post Rupni, Basantrai, P.O. & P.S. Rupni, District Godda. ………. Petitioner Versus 1. State of Jharkhand through Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, having its office at Project Building, P.O. Dhurwa, P.S. Jagannathpur, District Ranchi. 2. Secretary, Department of Project Welfare of Jharkhand, having its office at Project Building, P.O. Dhurwa, P.O. Jagannathpur, District Ranchi. 3. District Collector/ Deputy Commissioner, Godda, P.O. Godda, P.S. Godda, District Godda. 4. District Social Welfare Officer (DSWO), Godda, P.O. Godda, P.S. Godda, District Godda. 5. Child Development Project Officer (CDPO), Basantrai, Godda, P.O. Godda, P.S. Godda, District Godda. 6. Kumari Priyanka Devi, resident of village Persia, P.O. Rupni, P.S. Basantrai, District Godda. ………. Respondents. ---------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN ----------- For the Petitioner : Mr. Shashikant Jaiswal, Advocate For the Respondents : Mr. Suman Marandi, AC to SC-IV ---------- 02/ 23.06.2025 In the instant writ application, the petitioner has prayed for quashing the order contained in memo No. 164 dated 22.08.2023 (Annexure-5), whereby he has been removed from the post of Sevika of Anganwadi Centre Parasia-I, Block Basantrai (Godda) and after quashment of the said order, for direction to be issued to the respondents to reinstate the petitioner with all consequential benefits. 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that instant application may be disposed of by giving liberty to the petitioner to approach respondent No. 4, so that her grievances raised in the writ application can be redressed. 3. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that since no counter- affidavit has been filed, as such, the petitioner may be directed to file fresh 2025:JHHC:16488 2 representation before the respondent No. 4, who shall decide the case in accordance with law. 4. Having regard to the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the instant writ application is hereby disposed of by directing the petitioner to file fresh representation before the respondent No. 4. The moment the concerned respondent will receive any such representation; he shall take decision in accordance with law and applicable rules and regulations within a period of three months from the date of receipt of such representation. 5. As a result, the instant writ application stands disposed of. (Deepak Roshan, J.) kunal/-