APHC010011582019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3396] WEDNESDAY ,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE DR JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA WRIT PETITION NO: 485/2019 Between: 1. SMT. KARRI RAMA DEVI, W/O. SRI R.SRINIVASA RAO, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, AANGAN WADI WORKER, O/O. AGANWADI SCHOOL (CODE 530 SEESALI VILLAGE, KALLA MANDALAM, AKIVEEDU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT ...PETITIONER AND 1. THE COLLECTOR AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AND CHAIRMAN, ICDS, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT 2. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT, ICDS, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT,A.P. 3. THECHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER, INTEGRATED CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCHEME (ICDS) AKIVEEDU, WEST GODAVARI DISTRICT. A.P. 4. THE DIRECTOR, WOMENAND CHILD WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF A.P., VIJAYAWADA, KRISHNA DISTRICT. 5. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH, REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WOMEN, CHILDREN, DISABLED AND SENIOR CITIZEN WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENTOF A.P. SECRETARIAT, VELAGAPUDI, AMARAVATHI, GUNTUR DISTRICT. ...RESPONDENT(S): 2 Counsel for the Petitioner: 1. P V KRISHNAIAH Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1. GP FOR WOMEN DEV CHILD WELFARE The Court made the following: 3 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India with the following prayer: “….to to grant appropriate relief more in the nature of writ of mandamus under article 226 of the constitution of India declaring the proceedings No. 1530956/A1/2018, dated 27-12-2018 issued by the 1st respondent and all other consequential proceedings including the proceedings No. 78/B/2018 dated 02-01-2019 issued by the 3rd respondent as artbitrary, illegal, malafide, discriminatory, unconstitutional, violating of Articles 14,16 and 21 of the constitution of India, apart from following principles of natural justice and set aside the same and also declare the action of the respondents in not absorbing/regularizing the services of the applicant as Anganwadi worker or any other equivalent post if necessary creating the post of Anganwadi worker in the Department as equally arbitrary, illegal, unconstitutional, violating of articles 14,16 and 21 of the constitution of India and issue consequential directions directing the respondents to forthwith reinstate the applicant into service as Anganwadi worker with all consequential benefits and also further direct the respondents to forthwith regularize/absorb the services of the applicant as Anganwadi worker or any other equivalent post if necessary, creating the post as Anganwadi worker in the Department and paying a regular salary attached to the post of Anganwadi worker or any equivalent post, and pass….” 2. Heard Sri P.V.Krishnaiah, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner has been working as an Anganwadi Worker and no further orders are required to be passed and the petition may be disposed of. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader would submit that the Court may pass appropriate orders. 5. In that view, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. 4 As a sequel thereto, miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed. ________________________________________ Dr.JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA Date: 16.04.2025 MH 5 31 HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA W.P.No.485 of 2019 Dt.16.04.2025 MH