IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN TUESDAY, THE 21ST DECEMBER 2010 / 30TH AGRAHAYANA 1932 WP(C).No. 37824 of 2010(C) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- V.V.PUSHPARJINI,D/O.VELU,VELIYATHU HOUSE MANAVARASSERY VILLAGE,THANISSERY.P.O, IRINJALAKUDA,MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK. BY ADV. SRI.V.M.KRISHNAKUMAR RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. THE SECRETARY,SOCIAL WELFARE DEVELOPMENT SECRETARIAT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001 2. THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001 3. THE DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, THRISSUR-670 871 4. I.C.D.S.OFFICER,IRINJALAKUDA-670 812 ADV.MR. A.J. VARGHESE – GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/12/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ----------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.37824 OF 2010 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 21st day of December, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a superannuated Anganwadi worker. According to the petitioner, this Court has already held that if temporary Anganwadi workers are to be engaged, retired Anganwadi workers shall be given preference and therefore, the petitioner is entitled to be engaged as contract Anganwadi worker. Seeking this benefit, the petitioner has filed Ext.P4 representation before the second respondent. The petitioner seeks a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4 expeditiously. Having heard the learned Government Pleader also, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P4, after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd