IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO.7127 OF 2007 DATED 05-9-2007 BETWEEN M.Shilpa .. Petitioner And The Government of A.P. represented by its Secretary, Women Development and Child Welfare (JCDS) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and 2 others. …Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU WRIT PETITION NO.7127 of 2007 ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the second respondent in making appointments to the Anganwadi Workers without following the circular instructions dated 23.12.1998 as arbitrary and illegal and consequently to direct the second respondent to follow the circular instructions while making appointment to Anganwadi worker to Nagulavancha Village, Chintagani Mandal, Khammam District. It appears that the petitioner applied for the post of Anganwadi Worker pursuant to a notification issued by respondents for the Anganwadi Centre at Nagulavancha Village-II Sector. According to the petitioner, she is fully qualified and eligible for being appointed as Anganwadi Worker; that she is entitled for a preferential treatment as per the circular instructions issued by the first respondent on 23.12.1998 since she is already working as a helper in the very same centre. The grievance of the petitioner is that the respondents are not taking into consideration the criterion of preferential treatment as per circular instructions dated 23.12.1998 while making appointment to the post of Anganwadi Worker to Nagulavancha Village- II sector. In view of the above, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of directing the second respondent to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment to the post of Anganwadi Worker of Nagulavancha Village-II Sector, Khammam District by applying the criterion enunciated in the circular instructions dated 23.12.1998 issued by the first respondent along with others and pass appropriate orders as per law. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. C.V.RAMULU,J Dated 5.9.2007 msv