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2025 DAILYLAW 152470 (ALL)

PUNAM DEVI v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. DEVELOPMENT AND NUTRITION DEPTT. AND 2 OTHERS

WRIA/7809/2025 · 2025-07-18

Manish Mathur

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:41370 Court No. - 18 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 7809 of 2025 Petitioner :- Punam Devi Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Development And Nutrition Deptt. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Pankaj Kumar Tripathi,Sandhya Dubey,Shambhunath Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite parties. 2. Learned counsel for petitioner is granted liberty to implead the selected candidate as opposite party No.4 during course of day. However in view of order being passed, notice to newly impleaded opposite party stands dispensed with. 3. Petition has been filed seeking a direction to competent authority to consider petitioner's candidature for appointment on the post of Aganwari Worker in the village concerned. 4. It has been submitted that in recruitment of aforesaid post, the opposite party No.4 Smt. Babli Kanaujia wife of Amit Kumar has been selected without considering the fact that her income certificate has already been cancelled. 5. With regard to aforesaid grievance, petitioner has already submitted a representation dated 19th June, 2025. At present learned counsel for petitioner restricts his prayer for a final decision with regard to same. 6. Considering innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for petitioner and without entering into merits of the case, liberty is granted to petitioner to make a fresh representation before opposite party No. 2 i.e. District Magistrate, District Hardoi. In case such a representation is filed, the same is required to be decided expeditiously by a reasoned and speaking order after affording opportunity of hearing to the selected candidate as well within a period of six weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority.The petitioner shall annex a copy of the representation dated 19th June, 2025 alongwith certified copy of this order. 7. The petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 18.7.2025 prabhat Digitally signed by :- PRABHAT KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench