Page No.# 1/9 GAHC010002252026 2026:GAU-AS:7017 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/320/2026 MANJULA BORDOLOI AND 30 ORS. W/O NABIN CHANDRA BORDOLOI, VILL- BECHAMARI, PO.S. BHURAGAON, DIST. MORIGAON, ASSAM. 2: JUSNARA BEGUM W/O AZIZUR ISLAM R/O BORTHAL KACHARIGAON P.S. MOIRABARI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 3: SELIMA SULTANA W/O HAZRAT ALI R/O BARCHAPORI P.S. BHELOUGURI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 4: MUKISHIDA BEGUM W/O ATABUR RAHMAN R/O BARCHAPORI P.S. BHELOWGURI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 5: HALIMA KHATUN W/O NAZRUL ISLAM R/O BHAJAKHAITY PATHER P.S. BHELOUGURI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM Page No.# 2/9 6: MALEKA KHATUN W/O ABDUL KADIR R/O CHATIANTOLI P.S. LAHARIGHAT DIST MORIGAON ASSAM 7: KUSUM RANI SARKAR W/O LATE MONINDRA SARKAR R/O CHATIANTOLI P.S. LAHARIGHAT DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 8: ALEZA BEGUM W/O ABDUL HAMID R/O DURABANDI GAON P.S. MOIRABARI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 9: ROUSHANARA SADIQUN NESSA W/O MAIN UDDIN AHMED R/O BARCHAPORI P.S. BHELOUGURI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 10: REJIA KHATUN W/O SHAHIDUL ISLAM R/O BORHOLLOW KANDA P.S. BHURAGAON DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 11: RASIDA BEGUM W/O ANIS ALI R/O HATILARUA PATHER P.S. BHURAGAON DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM Page No.# 3/9 12: ROUSHANARA BEGUM W/O HABIBUR RAHMAN R/O CHATIANTOLI P.S. LAHARIGHAT DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 13: ANJUWARA BEGUM W/O SALEH AHMED R/O BHUYABARI PATHER P.S. LAHARIGHAT DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 14: WAHIDA BEGUM W/O EMRAN HUSSAIN R/O RAJAGADHUA P.S. LAHARIGHAT DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 15: MOFIDA AKTAR W/O NURUJ JAMAL R/O RAJAGADHUA P.S. LAHARIGHAT DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 16: MADHUMALA BISWAS R/O BHAKUAMARI P.S. BHURAGAON DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 17: ZIBANA PARBIN W/O TAYAB ALI R/O BALIPARA P.S. BHURAGAON DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 18: NASIMA BEGUM Page No.# 4/9 W/O ISRAFIL ALI R/O CHETUAI KHAITY P.S. LAHARIGHAT DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 19: SULTANA RAJIA W/O AJIJUL HOQUE R/O JARIBAR P.S.LAHARIGHAT DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 20: MAMTAZ BEGUM W/O SUKUR ALI R/O BHUYABARI PAM P.S. LAHARIGHAT DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 21: SAFIA KHATUN W/O ABDUL RAHMAN R/O BHUYA BARI PAM P.S. BHURAGAON DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 22: HALIMA BEGUM W/O KITAB ALI R/O BALIPARA JANGAL P.S. BHURAGAON DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 23: BANESA KHATUN W/O ABDUL MUTALEB R/O CHENIMARI P.S.LAHARIGHAT DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 24: JAHANARA BEGUM W/O MUSATAFA KAMAL HUSSAIN R/O BARKHABAL P.S. LAHARIGHAT DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM Page No.# 5/9 25: JUSNARA KHATUN W/O OMAR AHMED R/O BARKHABAL P.S. LAHARIGHAT DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 26: NAZMINA KHATUN W/O MOSFIQUL HUSSAIN R/O BORTHOL DOLOIGAON P.S. MOIRABARI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 27: UMME KULSUM W/O ABDUL HASIM R/O DURABANDI GAON P.S. MOIRABARI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 28: NAZMIN SULTANA W/O HIBJUR RAHMAN R/O BORTHOL DOLOIGAON P.S. MOIRABARI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 29: JYOTSNARA BEGUM W/O JAHANGIR HUSSAIN VILL-BORTHALDOLOIGAON P.O. DOLOIGAON P.S.MOIRABARI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 30: RASHIDA KHATUN W/O FURKAN ALI R/O BARTHAL KACHARIGAON P.S. MOIRAGARI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM. Page No.# 6/9 31: SUFIA KHATUN W/O UNNUS ALI R/O KAPUR PURA P.S. BHURAGAON DIST. MORIGAON ASSA VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHTI-06. 2:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM WOMAN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-06. 3:THE DIRECTOR SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER UZANBAZAR GUWAHATI-01. 4:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER MORIGAON ASSAM 5:THE DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER MORIGAON ASSAM 6:THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION ASSAM PANJABARI GUWAHATI-37. 7:THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER MORIGAON ASSA Page No.# 7/9 Advocate for the Petitioner : MD. S HUDA, MR. Md. ARIF,MR. N HOQUE,MR. KHAIRUL ISLAM Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, ASEC BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR ORDER 20.05.2026 Heard Mr. N. Hoque, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. T.C. Chutia, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr A Bhattacharjee, for the respondent nos. 1 – 6 and Mr. R. Dubey, learned counsel for the respondent no.7. The grievance raised in the writ petition by the petitioners pertains to the deletion of their names from the list of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) by the District Commissioner, Morigaon, Assam. The petitioners claim that they are Anganwadi workers serving in their respective Anganwadi Centres and had earlier been engaged as BLOs by the Election Commission of India/Election Commission, Assam. However, by a notification dated 03.07.2025, the petitioners were not continued as BLOs. The learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that their discontinuance as BLOs has adversely affected their earnings financially. It has further been contended that the duties of a BLO can conveniently be discharged Page No.# 8/9 after completion of their regular duties as Anganwadi workers. Accordingly, a direction is sought from the respondents to consider continuing the engagement of the petitioners as BLOs. The respondents have filed an affidavit-in-opposition. Placing reliance thereon, Mr. T.C. Chutia, learned senior counsel, has submitted that the Government of India, Ministry of Women and Child Development, by D.O. dated 05.11.2019, requested the State Governments to issue strict instructions that Anganwadi workers should not be deployed for any duty other than Anganwadi Services, POSHAN Abhiyaan, Scheme for Adolescent Girls, Pradhan Mantri Matri Vandana Yojana, and other women and child-related works and activities. He has accordingly submitted that it would not be feasible to engage Anganwadi workers, including the present petitioners, as Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in different districts. This Court finds that engagement of a particular employee in a particular assignment falls within the prerogative of the employer. In view of the specific instructions issued by the Ministry of Women and Child Development directing that Anganwadi workers shall not be deployed for duties other than women and child-related works and activities, this Court is of the opinion that no direction can be issued to the respondents to engage the petitioners as Booth Level Officers (BLOs). Page No.# 9/9 Accordingly, this Court does not find any merit in the writ petition, and the same stands dismissed. No order as to costs. JUDGE Comparing Assistant