SMT. INDU VERMA AND 12 OTHERS v. U.O.I. THRU. SECY. MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD WELFARE NEW DELHI AND 3 OTHERS
WRIA/12332/2025 · 2025-10-17
Manish Mathur
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - A No. - 12332 of 2025 Court No. - 7 HON'BLE MANISH MATHUR, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for petitioners, Mr. Umesh Singh, learned counsel for opposite party no.1 and learned State counsel for opposite parties no.2, 3 and 4.
2. The present petition has been filed seeking the following main reliefs:-
"(i). To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby commanding /directing the opposite parties to provide honorarium/salary to the petitioners at par with the honorarium/ salary which is being paid to the Anganwadi workers in the other states including the State of Gujarat forthwith. (ii). To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Mandamus thereby commanding/directing the opposite parties to provide/ pay the amount to the petitioners by enhancing their honorarium/salary even not less than the minimum wages as declared by the State Government and Central Government from time to time and pay the same as expeditiously as possible."
3. It has been submitted that although representation was submitted on 07.04.2025 but certain reliefs sought would not be in consonance with prayer made in the present writ petition and therefore liberty is sought for filing of fresh representation before the authority concerned. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anand Mani Tripathi Counsel for Respondent(s) :
A.S.G.I., C.S.C. Smt. Indu Verma And 12 Others .....Petitioner(s) U.O.I. Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Women And Child Welfare New Delhi And 3 Others .....Respondent(s)
4. Considering innocuous prayer being made, without entering into merits of the case, liberty are granted to petitioners to file fresh collective representation before opposite party No.2 i.e. Additional Chief Secretary / Principal Secretary, Bal Vikas and Pushtahar, Government of Uttar Pradesh, Civil Secretariat, Lucknow. In case such representation is filed, the same shall be decided within a period of eight weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the said authority.
5. Liberty is granted to petitioners place reliance on any judgment of this Court or Hon'ble the Supreme Court which shall be considered.
6. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. October 17, 2025 Subodh/- WRIA No. 12332 of 2025 2 (Manish Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- SUBODH KUMAR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench