Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:22792 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 4367 of 2025 Petitioner :- Sandeepa Mishra Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy.Bal Vikas Evam Pustahar Vibhag Lko. And 7 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Durgesh Mishra,Abhishek Shukla,Manvendra Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Karunesh Singh Pawar,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Standing Counsel for respondents no. 1 to 7 and perused the record. Notice to respondent no. 8 is dispensed with in view of the proposed order. 2. By this petition the petitioner has prayed following reliefs:- "I. to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari to quash the final selected candidate list for the post of Anganwadi Recruitment 2024, Bal Vikas Pariyojana Mandhata, District Pratapgarh, dated 19.03.2025 to the extent of Gram Panchayat/ Ward- Saherua, Center Name- Saherua-1 after summoning the same from the office of opposite party no.5, in the interest of justice. II. to issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the opposite party no.3 to consider the application/ representation dated 21.03.2025 of petitioner and thereafter appoint the petitioner for the post of Angawadi Recruitment 2024 in Gram Panchayat/ Ward- Saherua, Center Name- Saherua-1, Project Mandhata, District Pratapgarh, (Annexure No.1), in the interest of justice. III. to issue any other order or direction which this Hon'ble Court may deem just, fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case." 3. Learned Standing Counsel on the basis of written instructions has submitted that both, the petitioner and private respondent have applied for the post under the EWS category. The petitioner has uploaded her credential income certificate for physical verification of the income certificate of the petitioner. It was found that petitioner was not below poverty line candidate and was above poverty line and according to him her income was Rs. 48,000/- per annum whereas the income of the private respondent was Rs. 36,000/- per annum, who is a B.P.L. category candidate and has been selected accordingly. 4. The instructions provided are taken on record. 5. Perusal of the record shows that petitioner is not a B.P.L. category candidate and the selection has been made in view of paragraph 3(ga) of the Government Order dated 21.03.2023. 6. The writ petition lacks merit and is accordingly dismissed. Order Date :- 22.4.2025 Muk Digitally signed by :- MOHD UMAR KHAN High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench