IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA L.P.A. No. 74 of 2009 Decided on 16.3.2010 Kala Devi ….Petitioner Versus State of HP & ors …Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice R.B. Misra, Judge. For the Apapellant: Mr. Neel Kamal Sood, Advocate. For Respondent 1 to 4 : Mr. R.K. Bawa AG with Mr. J.K. Verma, Dy. AG For Respondent No.5 : Mr. Ashwani Kumar Gupta, Advocate. Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. (Oral) The appellant is the respondent in the writ petition, she is aggrieved since her selection and appointment as Anganbari Worker at Anganbari Centre Borli, ICDS Block, Sangrah, District Sirmour has been set aside. It is seen that the party respondent herein has been declared to be duly appointed to that post. When the matter came up before us, having regard to the factual position that the appellant had worked for more than 9 years as Anganbari Worker and thereafter only her appointment was set aside, we directed the Senior Additional Advocate General to get instruction as to whether the appellant could be accommodated in any of the existing or arising vacancy. On the written instruction from the Directorate of Social Justice and Empowerment Department, it is pointed out that a vacancy of Anganbari Worker would arise shortly at village Raicha in Gram Panchayat Redli and that the petitioner can also apply for the said post as and when the post is advertised by the Child Development Project Officer. Therefore, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the contentions taken by the parties this writ petition is disposed of making it clear that that in the event of the appellant making an application for appointment to the post of Anganbari Worker at Anganbari Centre, Raicha in Gram Panchayat Redli, the Child Development Project Officer concerned / competent authority shall consider the application of the appellant and due preference shall be given to her, other things being equal, in view of the fact that she is a person who has already rendered more than 9 years as Anganbari Worker in another Centre and who happened to be ousted on the complaint filed by a party respondent No.5 herein. ( Justice Kurian Joseph ), Chief Justice March 16, 2010(sl/p) ( Justice R.B. Misra ), Judge