Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010033712024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/1152/2024 SMTI JUNAKI NATH AND 4 ORS W/O BIPLAB NATH, R/O LANKA EJARBARI, P.O.-LANKA, DIST-HOJAI, ASSAM 2: SMTI. RUMPI CHAKRABORTY W/O RAJKAMAL CHAKRABORTY R/O BURAGAON P.O. AND P.S.-LANKA DIST- HOJAI ASSAM PIN-782442 3: SMTI. MONTI MAJUMDER W/O SRI BISWAJIT MAJUMDER R/O TERELUNJCHU WARD NO. 9 HOJAI ASSAM PIN-782447 4: SMTI. SAMPA SAHA ROY D/O DINESH SAHA R/O WARD NO. 5 LANKA DIST-HOJAI ASSAM PIN-782447 5: SMTI. PAYAL DAS D/O MADMAB DAS R/O JARANGDISHA WARD NO. 10 P.O. AND P.S.-LUMDING DIST- HOJAI ASSA Page No.# 2/4 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6 2:DIRECTOR OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT UZAN BAZAR GUWAHATI-1 ASSAM 3:DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HOJAI ASSAM 4:ADDITION DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT) HOJAI ASSAM 5:DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICE HOJAI ASSAM 6:CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICE LANKA ICDS PROJECT HOJA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S K GHOSH, MS F AHMED Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA ORDER 02.06 .2025 Heard Mr. S.K. Ghosh, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Ms. M. Bhattacharjee, learned Addl. Senior Government Advocate, Assam. Page No.# 3/4 The petitioners are before this Court for being aggrieved that the advertisement in which they had applied for, whereby the selection and appointment process to the post of Anganwadi Worker and Helper in various Anganwadi Centres was called for. The petitioners being satisfied all the criteria applied for the said post. However, no selection process took place. Being aggrieved the present writ petition has been filed praying for appropriate directions from the Court to the respondents to conduct the interview within a specified timeframe and published the select list. The respondents were permitted time to complete their instructions. Ms. M. Bhattacharjee, learned Addl. Senior Government Advocate has placed before the Court a communication dated 20.05.2025 issued by the Additiional Director, Directorate of Women & Child Development, Assam, Guwahati-1. In terms of the said instructions received, it is submitted that a fresh advertisement has been issued on 27.05.2025 calling for candidates to apply for the said post. In the said advertisement it is specifically provided that the candidates who had applied for the post in terms of the earlier advertisement vide No.C.D.P.O(L)/A/11/2022-23/31 dated 13.12.2022 their candidatures will also be accepted for appearing in the selection process in terms of the present advertisement dated 27.05.2025. In other words the petitioners and other similarly situated candidates shall also be permitted to appear in the said advertisement. Page No.# 4/4 In that view of the matter no further cause is seen to be alive in the present writ petition. The petitioners in terms of the advertisement dated 27.05.2025 will be permitted to appear before the interview and selection process proposed to be conducted. This writ petition accordingly stands disposed of, in terms of the above. Interim order, if any stands merged. A copy of the communication dated 20.05.2025 along with the advertisement placed before the Court by Ms. M. Bhattacharjee is kept as a part of the case record. JUDGE Comparing Assistant