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2025 DAILYLAW 33051 (AP)

MOLLU RATHNAM v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH

WP/25397/2023 · 2025-06-16

Challa Gunaranjan

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>: IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH :: AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAfS^ WRIT PETITION NO: 25397 OF 2023 'A < Between: Smt. Mollu Rathnam, W/o. Kondal Rao, Aged: 35 Years, Occ: Unemployee, R/o. D.No.1-24, Main Road, Gondhi Kothapalle Village, Sankhavaram Mandal, Kakinada District. ...PETITIONER AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Women and Child Welfare Department, Secretariat, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Chairman and District Collector/Selection Committee, Kakinada District at Raj amahendravaram. 3. The Project Director, District Women and Child Development Agency, Kakinada District at Kakinada. 4. The Child Development Project Officer ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services) Project, Sankhavaram Village and Mandal, Kakinada District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court be pleased to issue may a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the Proceedings No.lO/A/2023, dt. 22.06.2023 issued by the in Letter 4th respondent thereby removing petitioner from the post of Anganwadi Helper working in Gondhi % ■y Kothapalle Anganwadi Centre No.2 situated at Gondhi Kothapalle Village Sankhavaram Mandal in Kakinada District, without considering her explanation dated 15.06.2023, without conducting enquiry and without giving hqr opportunity of being heard, as illegal, irregular, unjust, arbitrary. violative .of principles of natural justice, contrary to the settled principles of service jurisprudence and offends Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently set aside the said proceedings and direct the respondents to continue petitioner's services as Anganwadi Helper by suspending the notification vide Memo NO.468/A/2022, dated 09.08.2023 issued by respondents. lA NO: 1 OF 2023 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to suspend the operation of Proceedings in Letter No.10/A/2023, dt. 22.06.2023 and notification vide Memo NO.468/.A/2022, dated 09.08.2023 issued by the 4th respondent and consequently direct the respondents to continue petitioner's services as Anganwadi Helper working in Gondhi Kothapalle Anganwadi Centre No.2 situated at Gandhi Kothapalle Village in Sankhavaram Mandal, Kakinada District, pending disposal of the main writ petition. lA NO: 2 OF 2023 Between: 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Women and Child Welfare Department, Secretariat, Amaravati, Guntur District. 2. The Chairman and District Collector/Selection Committee, Kakinada District at Raj amahendravaram. 3. The Project Director, District Women and Child Development Agency, Kakinada District at Kakinada. 4. The Child Development Project Officer, ICDS (Integrated Child Development Services) Project, Sankhavaram Village and Mandal, Kakinada District. ...PETITIONERS/RESPONDENTS AND Mollu Rathnam, W/o. Kondal Rao, Aged: 35 Years, Occ: Unemployee, R/o. D.No.1-24, Main Road, Gondhi Kothapalle Village, Sankhavaram Mandal, Kakinada District. ...RESPONDENT/PETITIONER Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to vacate Interim Orders dt: 03.10.2023 in I.A.No.1 of 2023 in W.P.No.25397 of 2023 arid dismiss the writ petition. Counsel for the Petitioner: SRI P L NARASIMHA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following: ORDER f APHC010491982023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) [3506] TUESDAY ,THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE CHALLA GUNARANJAN WRIT PETITION NO: 25397/2023 Between: ...PETITIONER Mollu Rathnam AND ...RESPONDENT(S) The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others Counsel for the Petitioner: 1.PLNARAS1MHA RAO Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1 .GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following: ORDER: counsel for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw the present writ petition. Learned Permission is accorded. withdrawn. There shall Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed as be no order as to costs. miscellaneous applications, pending if any, shall stand As a sequel closed. ! Sd/- K. TATA RAO deputy REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// SECTION OFFICER To, 1. One CC to Sri P L Narasimha Rao Advocate [OPUC] 2. Two CCs to GP for Social Welfare, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 3. Three CD Copies TF n HIGH COURT DATED:17/06/2025 ORDER s 2 6 JUN 2(P5 # ^ . Current Section ^ WP.No.25397 of 2023 49% _«5. DISMISSING THE W.P. AS WITHDRAWN, WITHOUT COSTS