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2025 DAILYLAW 175524 (ALL)

SAVITA GAUTAM v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. CHIEF SECY. BAL VIKAS SEWA EVAM PUSTAHAR LKO. AND 4 OTHERS

WRIA/10006/2025 · 2025-10-31

Manish Mathur

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 10006 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. (1) Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite parties. (2) Rejoinder affidavit filed today is taken on record. (3) Petition has been filed seeking a direction to authority concerned to appoint petitioner on the post of Anganwadi Worker which is reserved under Scheduled Caste Category. (4) Learned State Counsel, on the basis of counter affidavit, submits that for the said post, a notification was published on 18.12.2024 and petitioner stood first in the merit list. However, one Savitri Devi filed Writ-A No. 1431 of 2025 wherein directions were issued for deciding her representation vide order dated 04.02.2025 for appointment on the said post in pursuance of promotion/selection. (5) It is submitted that as per instructions received, representation of the said Savitri Devi has been decided vide order dated 02.05.2025. (6) Learned counsel for petitioner has drawn attention to order dated 02.09.2025 brought on record as Annexure - CA1 to counter affidavit to submit that by means of order, representation preferred by the said Savitri Devi has, in fact, been rejected on the ground that she was unqualified for appointment on the said post. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Sachichida Nand Shukla, Jai Prakash Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Savita Gautam .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Chief Secy. Bal Vikas Sewa Evam Pustahar Lko. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) (7) Considering aforesaid facts that representation submitted earlier by the said Savitri Devi has already been decided by means of order dated 02.05.2025, opposite party No.4, i.e, District Programme Officer, Bahraich is directed to consider and decide petitioner's fresh representation, expeditiously, within six weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. (8) With the aforesaid direction(s), petition stands disposed of. October 31, 2025 lakshman WRIA No. 10006 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- LAKSHMANA KUMAR TAMMANA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench