1 CGHC010031172017 2026:CGHC:37296 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 6547 of 2017 1 - Smt. Vimla Vishwakarma W/o Late Raghunandan Vishwakarma Aged About 41 Years R/o Ward No. 2, Odagi, Behind Govt. Middle School, Odagi, Baikunthpur, District Koriya, Chhattisgarh., Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Department Of Women And Child Development, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Raipur, Chhattisgarh., Chhattisgarh 2 - Commissioner, Surguja Division, Ambikapur, District Surguja, Chhattisgarh., District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh 3 - Collector, Surajpur, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh., District : Surajpur, Chhattisgarh 4 - Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat Surajpur, District Surajpur, Chhattisgarh., District : Surajpur, Chhattisgarh 5 - District Program Officer, Women And Child Development, District Koriya, Chhattisgarh., District : Koriya (Baikunthpur), Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For petitioner : Mr. Shakti Raj Sinha, Advocate For State/Respondents No.1,2 3 & 5 : Mr. Ajay Kumrani, PL Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 20.08.2026 1. The petitioner has filed this petition seeking following relief (s) : “10.1 That this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to issue a writ in nature of certiorari quashing and setting-aside the impugned order dated 28.06.2013 (ANNEXURE-P/1) & also order -2- dated 25.05.2015 (ΑNNEXURE-P/2) & also the order dated 03.07.2017 (ANNEXURE-P/3), in the interest of justice. 10.2 That this Hon'ble Court may direct the respondent authorities to reinstate the petitioner in service with full back wages and consequential benefits. 10.3 Any other relief(s) that this Hon'ble Court may deem fit to grant in the facts and circumstances of this case.” 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner was appointed to the post of Anganbadi Worker and posted at Anganbadi Centre, Koreya, Village Amapara, in the year 1998. He would further submit that on 09.09.2011, her husband died and subsequently, she fell ill and, thereafter, she could not perform her duties. He would contend that a show cause notice was issued by the Project Officer, Integrated Child Development Project, Surajpur, on 24.11.2011, whereby the petitioner was directed to discharge her duties to utmost satisfaction. He would further contend that, surprisingly, an order dated 28.06.2013 was issued by respondent No.4/Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Surajpur, terminating the services of the petitioner. He would submit that, according to the Scheme with regard to appointment and removal of Anganbadi Workers dated 02.04.2008, the authority concerned was required to afford an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. He would further submit that no enquiry was conducted, no opportunity of hearing was afforded and the procedure contemplated under Clause 13 of the Scheme dated 02.04.2008 with regard to removal of an Anganbadi Worker was not followed and, therefore, the impugned order dated 3 28.06.2013 (Annexure P/1) is bad in law. He would pray to allow this petition. 3. On the other hand, Mr. Kumrani, learned Panel Lawyer appearing for the State/respondents, would oppose the submissions. He would submit that the petitioner remained absent from service; therefore, a show cause notice was issued on 24.11.2011 and, subsequently, when she was again found absent from her duties, a resolution was passed by the Standing Committee of Janpad Panchayat, Surajpur on 22.03.2013 and, an order of removal was passed by the Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Surajpur. He would contend that the decision was taken by respondent No.4 strictly in accordance with law and therefore, the present petition deserves to be dismissed. 4. Heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the documents placed on record. 5. Annexure P/4 would show that a recommendation was made by the District Programme Officer, Women and Child Development, Koriya to reinstate the petitioner in service vide letter dated 28.03.2014; however, no decision was taken on such recommendation. 6. Perusal of the order dated 28.06.2013 (Annexure P/1) would show that the services of the petitioner were terminated pursuant to the resolution passed by the Standing Committee of Janpad Panchayat, Surajpur, dated 22.03.2013. 7. Clause 13 provides the procedure for removal of an Anganbadi Worker and the same is reproduced hereinbelow: -4- “13 कार्यकार्ताओं / सहायिर्यकाओं का पद स हाटाने का प्रक्रिर्य :- 13.1 किसी आंगनबा ड़ी र्य र्ता / सीहा यिर्य सीदर्भ में शि र्यर्ता प्रा प्र्ता हान पर बा ल कि सी परिरर्यजन अयि" र द्वा र सीबायि"र्ता पर्य क्ष सी ज च र र प्राकिर्तादन प्रा प्र्ता किर्य ज र्यग प्रा प्र्ता प्राकिर्तादन में ग&ण दषों) परक्षण र शि र्यर्ता सीहा प र्य ज न पर र्यदिद किसी प्रा र गबान अथ गर्भर अकिनर्ययिमेंर्तार्ता प्रारण बानर्ता हा, र्ता सीबायि"र्ता र्य र्ता / सीहा यिर्य उसी पर परिरलक्षिक्षर्ता हुए आंरप) सी स्पष्ट अगर्ता र र्ता हुए अपन पक्ष रखन असीर प्राद न किर्य ज न हार्ता& पद्रहा दिदसी सीमेंर्य प्राद न किर्य ज र्यग ए उत्तर प्रा प्र्ता हान पर प&न6 ग&ण दषों) परक्षण र न्र्य र्यशिचर्ता किनण र्य लर्ता हुए र्यदिद पद सी प8थ किर्य ज न आंश्र्य हा, र्ता पद सी प8थ किर्य ज न सीबा" प्रास्र्ता ज;च प्राकिर्तादन सीकिहार्ता जनपद पच र्यर्ता/ नगरर्य किन र्य < उसी सीयिमेंकिर्ता सीमेंक्ष प्रास्र्ता&र्ता किर्य ज ग ज चर्यन शिलर्य सीक्षमें हा=। उक्र्ता सीयिमेंकिर्ता अन&मेंदन हान उपर र्ता में&ख्र्य र्य प लन अयि" र, जनपद पच र्यर्ता/ आंर्य&क्र्ता नगर किनगमें / में&ख्र्य नगर प शिल अयि" र द्वा र पद सी प8थ रन आंद प्रासी रिरर्ता किर्य ज र्यग। 13.2 र्यदिद गबान अथ गर्भर अकिनर्ययिमेंर्तार्ता प्रारण परिरलक्षिक्षर्ता नहाA हुआं हा, ए में त्र सी में न्र्य ल पर किहार्य) परिरलक्षिक्षर्ता हुई हा= र्ता सीबायि"र्ता बा ल कि सी परिरर्यजन अयि" र द्वा र प्राथमें द बा र सीबायि"र्ता र्य र्ता / सीहा यिर्य सीचर्ता रर्ता हुए चर्ता न ज र < ज ग ए र्ता8र्तार्य बा र र्भ सी&" र न आंन पर उसी पर स्पष्ट आंरप आंरकिपर्ता रर्ता हुए सी&न ई अकिर्तामें असीर प्राद न किर्य ज ग ए प्रा प्र्ता स्पष्टरण पर न्र्य र्यशिचर्ता रूप सी किच र रर्ता हुए र्यदिद पद सी प8थ किर्य ज न आंश्र्य हा र्ता र्तादE‌न&‌सी र उपरक्र्ता ण्डिHI 13.1 अन&सी र जनपद पच र्यर्ता / नगरर्य किन र्य प्रास्र्ता प्रास्र्ता&र्ता र सी सीमें प्र्ता रन < र्य हा < ज ग। र्यदिद गर्भर द च र / अकिनर्ययिमेंर्तार्ता < शि र्यर्ता हान पर र्भ जनपद पच र्यर्ता/नगरर्य किन र्य < चर्यन सीयिमेंकिर्ता र्य र्ता / सीहा यिर्य पद सी प8थ रन सीबा" प्रास्र्ता प्रास्र्ता&र्ता रन र्तान सीप्र्ता हा < सीमेंर्य यि" र्भर्तार प रिरर्ता नहाA रर्ता हा, ए परिरर्यजन अयि" र उक्र्ता र्य र्ता / सीहा यिर्य जनकिहार्ता में पद सी प8थ किर्य ज न आंश्र्य में नर्ता हा=, र्ता बा ल कि सी परिरर्यजन अयि" र प्रारण मेंJल्र्य न सीयिमेंकिर्ता सीमेंक्ष रखग। बा ल कि सी परिरर्यजन अयि" र व्द र मेंJल्र्य न सीयिमेंकिर्ता प्रास्र्ता सी जिजल र्य क्रमें अयि" र अन&मेंदन उपर र्ता पद सी प8थ किर्य ज सी ग । 13.3 रिरष्ठ अयि" रिरर्य) अथ र्ता जिजल र्य क्रमें अयि" र अथर्य उनसी उच्च अयि" रिरर्य) किनरक्षण दQर न ण्डिRकिर्ता असीर्ताषोंजन प ए ज न पर र्यदिद उन कि अन&सी र र्य र्ता पद सी प8थ किर्य ज न आंश्र्य प र्य ज र्ता हा, र्ता इसी हार्ता& सीबायि"र्ता किनरक्षणर्ता अयि" र अपन किनरक्षण र्ताथ अकिनर्ययिमेंर्तार्ता ओं किस्र्ता8र्ता सी&स्पष्ट प्राकिर्तादन र्ता,र्य र र पद सी प8थ रन हार्ता& उल्लख रर्ता हुए में&ख्र्य र्य प लन अयि" र ‌ जनपद पच र्यर्ता और र्यदिद नगरर्य क्षत्र हा, र्ता आंर्य&क्र्ता नगर किनगमें/ में&ख्र्य नगर प शिल अयि" र प्राकिषोंर्ता र दग ए जनपद पच र्यर्ता ए नगरर्य किन र्य द्वा र ण्डिHI 13.1 ए 13.2 अन&सी र र्य हा < ज एग। 13.4 पद सी प8थक्रण आंद किरुद्ध अपल ण्डिHI 11 प्रा " न अन&सी र < ज सी ग। 13.5 र्यदिद ई आंगनबा ड़ी र्य र्ता / सीहा यिर्य किबान किसी सीJचन लग र्ता र ए में हा सी अयि" अयि" र्ता अन&पण्डिRर्ता रहार्ता हा, र्ता परिरर्यजन अयि" र अन&पण्डिRकिर्ता रण पर पर्य क्ष सी ए ज Xच प्राकिर्तादन प्रा प्र्ता र ण्डिHI 13.1 ए 13.2 अन&रूप सी सीमें प्र्ता रन < र्य हा रग।" 8. Perusal of the documents appended to the writ petition would 5 reveal that the respondent authorities failed to follow the procedure contemplated under Clause 13 of the Scheme dated 02.04.2008. In the instant case, no enquiry was conducted; no opportunity of hearing was afforded to the petitioner and the petitioner was not provided an opportunity to improve her conduct and work. Therefore, the order passed by respondent No.4/Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Surajpur, dated 28.06.2013 is not sustainable in the eyes of law and is hereby quashed. 9. The petitioner shall be reinstated in service forthwith with all consequential benefits, excluding arrears of salary. With regard to arrears of salary, the petitioner would be at liberty to make a detailed representation before the authority concerned, and the authority concerned, after ascertaining the fact whether the petitioner was gainfully employed somewhere else or not, shall take an appropriate decision within a period of 120 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 10.With the aforesaid observation(s)/direction(s), the present petition is disposed of. sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) Judge Rekha