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2025 DAILYLAW 145610 (ALL)

MRS. MOHINI PANDEY v. MRS. RANIKA SINGH AND 4 OTHERS

WRIA/6813/2025 · 2025-06-11

Saurabh Lavania

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:35285 Court No. - 2 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6813 of 2025 Petitioner :- Mrs. Mohini Pandey Respondent :- Mrs. Ranika Singh And 4 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Skand Bajpai Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Saurabh Lavania,J. 1. Heard Shri Skand Bajpai, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for State-respondents. 2. No notice be issued to respondent no. 1 taking into consideration the nature of order proposed to be passed. 3. The instant petition has been preferred for the following main relief(s):- "A. Allow this petition and pass an order(s) or direction(s) in the nature of writ of quo warranto ousting the 1st respondent (Mrs. Ranika Singh) from the office of Anganwadi Executive (Karyakarti) at Kunjalpur 2, Mankapur, Gonda and declare her appointment ab initio void and non est; B. Allow this petition and pass an order(s) or direction(s) in the nature of writ of certiorari quashing the Final Selected Candidate List for Anganwadi Recruitment 2024 for the post of Anganwadi Executive (Karyakarti) at Kunjalpur, District Gonda (Annexure-5 from page 32); C. Allow this petition and pass an order(s) or direction(s) in the nature of writ of certiorari quashing the warrant of appointment of the 1st respondent issued by the 3rd (District Magistrate Gonda) & 5th respondents (District Program Officer Child Development Gonda) after summoning the warrant of appointment from the 3rd & 5th respondents and declare the same as ab initio void and non est, Annexure No.5 D. Allow this petition and pass an order(s) or direction(s) in the nature of writ of mandamus commanding the 3rd (District Magistrate Gonda) & 5th (District Program Officer Child Development Gonda) respondents to forthwith appoint the petitioner on the post of Anganwadi Executive (Karyakarti) at Kunjalpur 2, Mankapur, Gonda;" 4. On being confronted after taking note of the principles settled in regard to writ of quo warranto as also the fact that the respondent no. 1 has already been terminated, after arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that with regard to the reliefs no. A to C, the petition may be dismissed as withdrawn and with regard to relief no. D, the petitioner may be permitted to approach the competent authority by submitting a representation which may be directed to be decided within a time frame fixed by this Court to which learned Standing Counsel for State-respondents has no objection. 5. In view of the above, the petition with regard to the reliefs no. A to C is dismissed as withdrawn and with regard to relief no. D, the petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to submit a representation before the competent authority, which shall be considered and decided by the competent authority by means of a reasoned and speaking order, after taking note of relevant rules and law on the issue, most expeditiously. Order Date :- 11th June, 2025 Mohit Singh/- Digitally signed by :- MOHIT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench