WP(C) 218/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA All the writ petitions pertain to selection and appointment of Anganwadi Workers. According to the petitioners, the respondents committed illegality in selecting the private respondents. The common sand taken in the writ petitions i s that since the petitioners belong to BPL families and the private respondents are affluent persons, the petitioners should have been given preference over the m. In the counter affidavit filed in WP(C) 361/2010, it has been stated tha t selections have been made strictly on merit and that since the private respond ents have been selected for appointment, they have been so appointed on the basi s of their selection on merit. As regards the plea of getting preference on the ground of being members of the BPL families, Mr. B.K. Sarma, learned Standing Counsel, Social Welfare D epartment, has produced the letter dated 4.9.2009 circulated by the Director of Social Welfare, Assam by which certain modifications had been brought to the gui delines for selection and appointment of Anganwadi Workers / Helpers. In terms o f the circular letter dated 4.9.2009, on a review of the matter, a decision was taken to omit the clause relating to giving preference to BPL card holders. Thus , the claim of the petitioners that they should have been given preference being BPL card holders without there being any challenge to the said letter dated 4.9 .2009, altogether omitting such a preference, cannot be accepted. In view of the above, no relief can be granted to the petitioners and co nsequently the writ petitions are dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs .