IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.15265 OF 2011 Date:24.06.2011 Between:- M.Malleswari .. Petitioners And The Child Development Project Officer, I.C.D.S., Parigi, Ranga Reddy District. .. Respondent THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.15265 OF 2011 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of mandamus declaring the action of the respondent in issuing the impugned memo No.A1/ICDS/Pargi/2011-2012, dated 25.05.2011 in canceling the petitioner’s appointment order to the post of Mini Anganwadi Worker of Jangampally village without following due process of law as illegal and arbitrary and set aside the same, and consequently, direct the respondent to continue the petitioner as Mini Anganwadi Worker for Jangampally village as per the order of the respondent proceedings No.ICDS/221/B/2011, dated 23.05.2011. 2. The brief facts that are necessary for the disposal of the present writ petition may be stated as follows: The petitioner is fully eligible and qualified to the post of Anganwadi Worker. The respondent issued notification on 11.05.2011 to the post of Mini Anganwadi Worker to work at Jangampally Centre, Ranga Reddy District. She applied to the said post and by letter, dated 03.05.2011, she was called to attend for interview on 12.05.2011 at Mandal Plarishad, Parigi. On 12.05.2011, she appeared for interview and became successful. The respondent issued a letter, dated 23.05.2011, stating that she was selected and appointed to the said post. When she was about to join duty, the respondent forcibly took the appointment order and endorsed “Cancel the orders as claimed this office vide No.A1/ICDS/Parigi/2011 dated 25.05.2011”. She requested the respondent to permit her to join duty, but the respondent informed her that he would send orders later. On 25.05.2011, the respondent issued the impugned memo stating that due to clerical oversight, appointment order was issued and as such, the appointment order stands cancelled. After due process of selection, she was selected and appointed. Without following the procedure or without giving any notice, the respondent issued the impugned order and hence, prays to set aside the impugned memo. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the petitioner participated in the process of selection and she became successful, that therefore, the respondent issued the appointment order but by virtue of the impugned memo, the same was cancelled and hence, he prays to set aside the same. 4. Learned Government Pleader for the respondents contended that the selection list for the post of Mini Anganwadi Worker for Jangampalli village, Nancherla Post, Gandweed Mandal of Ranga Reddy District was prepared on 12.05.2011 by the District Collector, Ranga Reddy District in the capacity of Chairman of the selection committee consisting of Local M.L.A. for Pargi Assembly Constituency as Member, District Medical and Health Officer, R.R. District as Member, Project Director, W.D. & C.W. Agency R.R. District as Member and Child Development Project Officer, ICDS, Pargi as Member and as per the list, the name of the petitioner was not found, but she has been selected by the selection committee. Some mistake has been crept in the office due to clerical oversight, as a result, the concerned staff must have forwarded the appointment letter to the petitioner though she was not selected by selection committee. When her name does not find place in the selection list, the question of appointment does not arise as issuing appointment order was to inadvertent mistake. Therefore, the respondent rightly set aside that appointment order by issuing the impugned proceedings. Hence, the writ petition is devoid of merits and is liable to be dismissed. 5. The Writ Petition is, accordingly, dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _​_____________________ JUSTICE K.C.BHANU 24th June, 2011 AMD THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C.BHANU W.P.No.15265 OF 2011 Date:24.06.2011 AMD