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2025 DAILYLAW 195754 (ALL)

SANGEETA SHUKLA v. STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. BAL VIKAS SEVA EVAM PUSHTAHAR VIBHAG LKO. AND 3 OTHERS

WRIA/12998/2025 · 2025-11-10

Manish Mathur

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 12998 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J. Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel for opposite parties. Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the authority concerned to provide appointment letter to petitioner for the post of Anganwadi Worker in the centre concerned and to allow the petitioner to join on the said post and for payment of salary/honorarium. It has been submitted that earlier petitioner was selected for the said post but appointment letter was not issued on the ground that her Domicile Certificate stood cancelled. It is submitted that the aforesaid order cancelling Domicile Certificate was thereafter challenged in Writ-C No. 4796 of 2025 which was disposed of on the ground of petitioner having alternative remedy for appeal vide order dated 23.05.2025. Thereafter, appropriate directions were issued vide order dated 08.08.2025 in Civil Misc. Review Application Defective No. 124 of 2025 whereby the Tehsildar concerned was directed to issue show cause notice to petitioner within one week and directions were issued for taking a decision as per law. It has been submitted that till date no final decision has been taken with regard to cancellation of Domicile Certificate of petitioner despite petitioner having already submitted a reply to the show cause notice. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Perdeep Kumar Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Sangeeta Shukla .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Bal Vikas Seva Evam Pushtahar Vibhag Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) Learned State Counsel has not been provided any instructions. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, it would be appropriate that issue pertaining to petitioner for cancellation of Domicile Certificate be decided prior to issuance of any appointment letter. In terms thereof, the authority concerned is directed to finally decide the proceedings pertaining to cancellation of petitioner's Domicile Certificate, expeditiously, within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is served upon the authority concerned. In case the petitioner succeeds in his appeal, appropriate directions with regard to appointment on the post of Anganwadi Worker may be taken by the authority concerned within six weeks thereafter. With the aforesaid direction(s), petition stands disposed of. November 10, 2025 lakshman WRIA No. 12998 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- LAKSHMANA KUMAR TAMMANA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench