IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 8TH JANUARY 2009 / 18TH POUSHA 1930 WP(C).No. 653 of 2009(C) ------------------------ PETITIONERS: ---------------- 1. P.RANI,(ANGANWADI HELPER,KULATHOOR PANCHAYATH,PARASSALA BLOCK,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM), PRAKKARANINNAKUZHI VEEDU, KULATHOOR,UCHAKADA.PO, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. P.DOLLY, (ANGANWADI HELPER,KULATHOOR PANCHAYATH, PARASSALA BLOCK,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM) STEPHI BHAVAN, KAVUMUGHAM, MAVILAKADAVU, VENKADAMPU.P.O, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI.K.P.RAJEEVAN RESPONDENTS: -------------------- 1. THE STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DIRECTOR, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, VIKAS BHAVAN, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER, DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICE,POOJAPPURA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER, ICDS PROJECT,PARASSALA BLOCK, PARASSALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. SECRETARY, PARASSALA BLOCK PANCHAYATH, PARASSALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. SECRETARY, KULATHOOR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, NEYYATTINKARA TALUK, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY GOVT. PLEADER SMT. ANU SIVARAMAN THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 08/01/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No.653 of 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 8th January,2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioners are working as Anganwadi Helpers under the I.C.D.S Project on temporary basis. The first petitioner had worked as a Helper under the Unganwadi Centre No.52 from 2005, August to October and from 16.3.2006 to 12.6.2006 and 1.10.2007 to 12.12.2007. She worked as a Helper under the Anganwadi Centre No.54 from 20.9.2008 to December 2008. As far as the 2nd petitioner is concerned, she worked as an Anganwadi Helper in Centre No.45 of Kulathoor Panchayath from 15.4.2005 to 12.7.2005 and from 20.5.2007 to 28.8.2007 in Centre No.69. They applied for the post of Anganwadi helpers under the Integrated Child Development Scheme and they were selected as such also. Presently, the grievance raised by the petitioners is that respondents are not taking steps to regularise the services of the Anganwadi helpers working on a W.P ( C) No.653 of 2009 2 temporary basis in the permanent post of Anganwadi Helpers in the existing vacancies and they propose to appoint fresh hands. Seeking for such relief, they have approached the competent authority by Exhibit-P5 representation. It is also pointed out that in Exhibit-P6 judgment, this Court directed the first respondent to consider the plea of the petitioners therein for regularisation. Hence, there will be a direction to the 1st respondent to consider and pass orders on Exhibit-P5, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Appointment to the post of Anganwadi Helpers will be subject to the orders to be passed by the Government on Exhibit-P5 application for regularisation. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE) ma W.P ( C) No.653 of 2009 3 W.P ( C) No.653 of 2009 4