1 2025:CGHC:48279 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 10363 of 2025 Basanti Kushwaha W/o Shri Mahesh Prasad Kushwaha Aged About 62 Years Working As Aanganbadi Worker And Posted At Aaganbadi Centre Ghatai, District- Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1. State of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Women And Child Development, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Mantralaya, New Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.) 2. Director Directorate Of Department Of Women And Child Development, Indravati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Raipur District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh. 3. Collector (Women And Child Development) District- M.C.B. Chhattisgarh. 4. Chief Executive Officer Janpad Panchayat Bharatpur, District- M.C.B. Chhattisgarh. 5. Project Officer Integrated Child Development, Bharatpur, District- M.C.B. Chhattisgarh. 6. District Program Officer Women And Child Development Department, District- M.C.B. Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Mirza Hafeez Baig, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Suyashdhar Badgaiyan, Dy. GA Hon'ble Shri Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas Order on Board 19/09/2025 SANTOSH KUMAR SHARMA Digitally signed by SANTOSH KUMAR SHARMA Date: 2025.09.22 10:46:36 +0530 2 1. The petitioner has filed this petition against the order dated 22.07.2025 passed by District Programme Officer, Women and Child Development Department, District Maendragrah Chirmiri Bharatpur, by which service of the petitioner who was working as Agan Badi Worker at Aganbadi Centre Ghata, District Korea has been terminated. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that on the false ground her service was terminated. He would further submit that Aganbadi building has been demolished by Gram Panchayat in the month of October, 2024 since than the Aganbadi centre was running in a rented house which was also demolished thereafter the Aganbadi centre was running in porch of rented house of Maya Devi. He would further submit that a journalist has sought the information regarding demolition of centre wherein she placed all the information to him and he punished the information in the newspaper on this the respondent No.6 got annoyed and has terminated the service of the petitioner on 22.07.2025 and would pray for allowing the writ petition. 3. The State was directed to verify the fact whether Aganbadi Centre is functioning at the place where the petitioner was working or not. It has been informed by the State as well as Nodal Officer that Anganbadi Centre is functioning in the building of Gram Panchayat Ghatai. This is vehemently objected by counsel for the petitioner. 4. Considering the fact that since the disputed fact is involved even as per circular dated 02.04.2008 the petitioner can very well file a duly constituted appeal before the Appellate Authority who in-turn shall decide the appeal of the petitioner. It is also directed that in the event of filing of an appeal within one month from the date of receipt of the copy of the order, the appellate 3 authority shall not take plea of limitation and shall decide the appeal on merit of the case in accordance with the law. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (Narendra Kumar Vyas) Judge santosh