HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 28657 of 2025 Court No. - 1 HON'BLE NEERAJ TIWARI, J. HON'BLE VIVEK KUMAR SINGH, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State-respondents. 2. Present petition has been filed with the following prayer: "(i) To issue other writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no. 3 to appoint the petitioner on the vacant post of Aganbari Karyakarti in village Khangwa Shyam, District Bareilly. (ii) To issue other writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent no. 3 to decide the application of the petitioner within stipulated period." 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the post of Anganbadi Karyakarti advertised in village Dhakni, District Bareilly, in which petitioner along with respondent no. 5 were the applicants. It is further submitted that on the basis of forged income certificate, respondent no. 5 was selected, therefore, the petitioner has filed an application dated 17.5.2025 before the Competent Authority to cancel the income certificate of the respondent no. 5 and further to appoint the petitioner who is at serial no. 2 of the select list. It is further submitted that till date no decision has been taken on application. 3. Learned Standing counsel for the State-respondents submitted that respondent no. 3- S.D.M., Tehsil Faridpur, District Bareilly is the Competent Authority to take decision in the matter, therefore, in case the petitioner has Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pankaj Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Anuj Kumari .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) any grievance, she may file fresh representation before the respondent no. 3 who may take a decision at the earliest, in accordance with law. 4. Under such circumstances, the present writ petition is disposed of with liberty to petitioner to move appropriate application before respondent no. 3- S.D.M., Tehsil Faridpur, District Bareilly within two weeks alongwith certified copy of the order. 5. In case such application is filed, the respondent no. 3- S.D.M., Tehsil Faridpur, District Bareilly, is directed to decide the same within six weeks after providing opportunity of hearing to the respondent no. 5 Shalini. October 6, 2025 A.P. Pandey WRIC No. 28657 of 2025 2 (Vivek Kumar Singh,J.) (Neeraj Tiwari,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANAND PRAKASH PANDEY High Court of Judicature at Allahabad