2026:JHHC:2835 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(S) No. 5267 of 2018 -- Kulwanti Devi aged about 44 years W/o Ashok Saw, resident of village Tarwadih, P.O. Nawagarh, P.S. Latehar, District-Latehar ....... Petitioner Versus 1. State of Jharkhand. 2. Deputy Commissioner cum District Magistrate, Latehar, P.O and P.S. Latehar, District-Latehar 3. Deputy Development Commissioner, Latehar, P.O. and P.S. Latehar, District-Latehar 4. District Social Welfare Officer, Latehar, P.O. and P.S. Latehar, District-Latehar. 5. Child Development Project Officer, Latehar, P.O. and P.S. Latehar, District-Latehar ... Respondents -- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN -- For the Petitioner(s) : M/s. R. Mahali, Jitendra Shankar Singh, Shobha Rani, Advocates For the Respondents : Mr. Sachin Kumar, AAG-II -- 07/03.02.2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The instant writ petition has been filed for quashing the order dated 20.07.2018 passed in Miscellaneous Appeal Case No. 08/2017 by learned Deputy Commissioner–cum-District Magistrate, Latehar; whereby the concerned respondent has dismissed the Miscellaneous Appeal Case No. 08/2017 filed by the petitioner and has affirmed the Memo dated 27.08.2016 issued by Child Development Project Officer, Latehar by which the 5th Respondent has removed the petitioner from the post of Anganwari Sewika of Anganwari Centre, Tarwadih North, District-Latehar. 3. From the record, it appears that no show cause notice was given in this case; however, the impugned order was challenged before the Deputy Commissioner in 2026:JHHC:2835 2 Miscellaneous Appeal Case No. 08/2017 and the case is pending before this Court since last 7 years and there is no averment as to whether the seat is vacant or not in the said Anganwari Centre. 4. Learned Additional Advocate General is not in a position to submit as to whether any seat is vacant or not in the said Anganwari Centre; therefore, the instant writ application is hereby disposed of with an observation that if at all any seat of Anganwari Centre is vacant; then, the case of the petitioner be considered in the light of the fact that before passing the order issued under Memo dated 27.08.2016, no show cause notice was issued. Any such order must be passed in accordance with applicable Rules & Regulations. 5. With the aforesaid observation, the instant writ application stands disposed of. (Deepak Roshan, J.) 3rd February, 2026 Jk Uploaded on 12/03/2026