IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) SATURDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF APRIL TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT :PRESENT: THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 8621 of 2008 Between: Koduru Suseela @ M.Suseela W/o. Penchala Reddy ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The Govt. of A.P., Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Women Development Child Welfare & Disabled Welfare ( ICDS) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Nellore, Nellore District. 3 The Project Director, District Women & Child Development Agency, ( ICDS ), Nellore District. 4 The Child Development Project Officer, ICDS, Podalakur, Nellore District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the 3rd respondent in issuing the notification published in Eenadu Daily on 3-4-2008 and receiving the applications by the respondents without appointing the petitioner for the post of Anganwadi Worker of K.C.Gopalavaram, Kaluvai Mandal, Nellore District is arbitrary, illegal, without jurisdiction and in violation of the guidelines and consequently set aside the same and further direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner for the said post. The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed herein and upon hearing the arguments of SRI Ch. C. KRISHNA REDDY, Advocate for the Petitioner and of the Govt. Pleader for Women Development and Child Welfare , for the respondents, the Court made the following: ORDER: Learned Government Pleader for Women Development and Child Welfare seeks ten days time to obtain instructions. Post on 01-05-2008. The record discloses that the respondents have already issued a notification on earlier occasion for selecting candidates for the post of Anganwadi Worker of N.V. Kandrika, Chejerla Mandal, Nellore District and that the petitioner applied for that post. It is also evident that in the grading of the applications for the Rapur Constituency, the petitioner was assigned 5 marks. The other applicant is said to have with drawn the writ petition. Therefore, the respondents are directed not to receive any applications for the post of Anganwadi Worker for N.V. Kandrika village, until further orders. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // for ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1. The Principal Secretary to Government, Women Development Child Welfare & Disabled Welfare ( ICDS) Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2 The District Collector, Nellore, Nellore District. 3 The Project Director, District Women & Child Development Agency, ( ICDS ), Nellore District. 4 The Child Development Project Officer, ICDS, Podalakur, Nellore District. ( 1 to 4 by RPAD) 5. 2 CCs to the G.P. for Women Development and Child Welfare, High court of A.P.Hyd. (By SPL. MESSENGER) 6. One C.C.to Sri Ch. Krishna Reddy, Advocate. (OPUC) 7. one spare copy. HIGH COURT LNR.J DATED 19-4-2008 POST ON 01-05-2008 ORDER W.P.NO. 8621 OF 2008 DIRECTION Bsr Dt. 22-4-2008 HIGH COURT LNR.J DATED 19-4-2008 POST ON 01-05-2008 ORDER W.P.NO. 8621 OF 2008 DIRECTION