IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH MARCH 2011 / 13TH PHALGUNA 1932 WP(C).No. 5864 of 2011(G) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- LEELAMANI K.K., KALLUVATHUKKAL HOUSE, THIDANADU P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGEKUTTY MATHEW RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER, ICDS PROJECT OFFICE, ERATTUPETTA P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN-683 122. 2. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, ERATTUPETTA BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, ERATTUPETTA P.O., KOTTAYAM DISTRICT, PIN-683 122. GOVT. PLEADER SHRI.ANTONY MUKKATH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/03/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S.SIRI JAGAN, J. ================== W.P.(C).No. 5864 of 2011 ================== Dated this the 4th day of March, 2011 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is an Anganvadi Helper. According to the petitioner, the petitioner started service from 2000 onwards. Consequently, on completion of ten years on 9.4.2010, the petitioner became eligible for promotion to the post of Anganvadi Worker. By Ext.P4 order, the petitioner was promoted as an Anganvadi Worker. But, by Ext.P5 order, the 1st respondent cancelled the promotion and reverted the petitioner as Anganvadi Helper on the ground that as on the date of promotion, the petitioner had not completed ten years of service, which is an essential condition for promotion. The petitioner is challenging the same seeking the following reliefs; “(i) Issue a writ of certiorari quashing Ext.P5 order as illegal. or (ii) Issue a writ of mandamus directing respondents herein to appoint the petitioner to the existing vacancies of 'workers' in the 'anganvady's under them.” 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. Ext.P1 is the order appointing the petitioner as an Anganvadi Helper. That is dated 10.1.2001. The petitioner had earlier approached this Court by filing W.P.(C).No.3547/2010 along with others seeking certain reliefs. Ext.P3 is the judgment in that writ petition. The first two sentences of the judgment read as follows;. w.p.c.5864/11 2 “The petitioners are Anganwadi Helpers. They are working as such since 2001, that is, from the very beginning of the ICDS Project in Erattupettah.” There also, it has been specifically noted that the petitioner started service from 2001 onwards. Admittedly going by that date, as on the date of promotion, the petitioner had not completed 10 years of service. Therefore, I do not find anything wrong with the impugned order. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. Sd/- sdk+ S.SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE ///True copy/// P.A. to Judge