IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 18567 of 2008 Between: Sabera Bee, W/o. Late Mohammed Khaja, R/o. Gadal Village Balmoor Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District- 509 401. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector, Mahaboobnagar District. 2 The Joint Collector, Mahaboobnagar District. 3 The Project Director, District Women and Child Development Society, Mahaboobnagar District. 4 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nagarkurnool, Mahaboobnagar District. 5 The Integrated Child Development Officer, Integrated Child Development Services Project, Achampet, Mahaboobnagar District. 6 Sajida Begum, W/o. Syed Naseer, R/o. Godal Village, Balmoor Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District -509 401. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly a Writ of Mandamus, declaring the action of the respondents No. 1 to 5 is illegal, arbitrary, discriminatory in not appointing the petitioner and consequently direct the Respondents NO. 3 to appoint the petitioner in place of Respondent No. 6 based on her Marks secured in the S.S.C. Examination being a widowed woman. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.VENUGOPAL REDDY GODDINDLA Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following ORDER: The Project Director, District Women and Child Development Society, Mahaboobnagar District, the third respondent herein, initiated steps for appointment of Anganwadi Worker for Godal Village of Balmoor Mandal, Mahaboobnagar District. The petitioner, sixth respondent and certain others applied. Interview is said to have been conducted on 30.01.2008. Through proceedings, dated 06.06.2008, the third respondent appointed the sixth respondent as Anganwadi Worker. The petitioner challenges the same. According to the petitioner, she secured more number of marks in S.S.C. than the sixth respondent and she belongs to B.C., whereas the sixth respondent is an O.C. candidate. It is also stated that being a widow, the petitioner is entitled for a preferential treatment. The petitioner submitted a representation, dated 30.06.2008, to the District Collector, the ﬁrst respondent herein, narrating her grievances. It is stated that no orders have been passed thereon. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Women Development and Child Welfare. The Government has framed the guidelines to be followed in the matter of appointment of Anganwadi Workers. The petitioner states that if the said guidelines are implemented strictly, she is entitled to be appointed as Anganwadi Worker. This Court is not inclined to examine the matter at this stage, in view of the fact that the petitioner had made a representation to the ﬁrst respondent narrating her grievances and the said authority would be in a better position to call for the records and examine the matter in detail. Before any conclusion is arrived at by the ﬁrst respondent, he has to issue notice to the sixth respondent, apart from calling for the records from the office of the third respondent. Hence, the writ petition is disposed of, directing the ﬁrst respondent to pass necessary orders on the representation, dated 30.06.2008, submitted by the petitioner after issuing notice to the aﬀected parties and calling for the records from the oﬃce of the third respondent, within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. __________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY,J Dt:28.08.2008. Note: Issue cc in three days. (B/o) kdl