THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION No.13502 of 2010 Dated: 16.06.2010 Between: Smt. Domala Bhagyamma. .. Petitioner. And The District Collector, Warangal, And another. .. Respondents ORDER: Petitioner claims to be belonging to a Scheduled Caste community and a native of Chalvia village of Govindaraopet Mandal, Warangal District. She is stated to have studied upto Intermediate and has work experience of Early Child Education Center Instructor. On publication of notification in the year 2007, inviting applications for appointment to the post of Anganwadi worker in Centre Nos.5 and 3 of Chalvai village, reserved for Scheduled Castes, the petitioner applied for the said post. Pursuant thereto, she was called for the interview on 21.10.2008, but it was postponed to various dates and finally to 12.12.2009. However, on 12.12.2009, the interviews were stated to have been cancelled due to change in roster. While that being so, on 09.05.2009, a news item appeared in Sunday Edition of Andhra Jyothi Telugu Daily, calling for applications for appointment to the post of Anganwadi workers, pursuant to which the petitioner submitted her application, but the same was not accepted by the respondents stating that she is not within the age limit. The petitioner states that as she belongs to a Scheduled Caste community, she is entitled for age relaxation of five years more than the requisite age prescribed for the candidates applying for the said post. Apart from that, it is the case of the petitioner that she already submitted her application for the said post in pursuance of the notification published in the year 2007 itself, which is not given effect to, and therefore, the respondents ought to have considered her application for the purpose of interview sought to be conducted in pursuance of the present news item dated 09.05.2010. Hence, this writ petition is filed seeking appropriate directions. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for the respondents. Since the petitioner belongs to a Scheduled Caste community and has requisite educational qualifications, having studied upto Intermediate and work experience of Early Child Education Center Instructor, and also applied for the post of Anganwadi pursuant to the earlier notification issued in the year 2007 itself, which notification was not given effect to, she is entitled for being considered for the interview to be conducted along with the candidates applied for the said post in pursuance of the present news item dated 09.05.2010. In view of the above, the respondents are directed to accept the application of the petitioner and, after calling her for the interview, consider her case for appointment to the said post as per merit. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________ C.V.RAMULU,J 16.06.2010 Note: Issue CC by tomorrow B/o v v