IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.10669 of 2009 Date of Decision : March 03, 2010. Neelam Bhanot and another .....Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.G.P.S.Bal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Charu Tuli, Senior DAG, Punjab. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioners seek quashing of the orders dated 25.1.2000 (Annexures P-6 & P-7) vide which their services as Anganwari Supervisors have been terminated. The petitioners are said to have participated in the 5th Junior State Panchayat Tournaments held at Doraha, District Ludhiana and on the basis of their sports performance they have been issued certificates (Annexure P-2 colly). Both the petitioners were appointed as Anganwari Supervisors vide appointment letters dated 14.1.1997. Before their appointments as Anganwari Supervisors, the petitioners were working as C.W.P.No .10669 of 2009 2 Anganwari Workers since the years 1982-83. The selection of all the Anganwari Supervisors were challenged in this Court in Civil Writ Petition No.1926 of 1997 (Usha Rani and others versus State of Punjab and others), which was allowed on December 23, 1998. Thereafter, several Review Applications were filed, which were allowed vide order dated October 28, 1999 and the earlier orders were recalled and the writ petitions were directed to be re-heard. Those writ petitions were finally disposed of vide order dated May 19, 2005 with the following directions:- “(a) to the State Government to re-examine the issues arising in the case by the Government itself or through some committee after giving due opportunity of hearing to all those, who are likely to be affected; (b) such persons who are likely to be affected should have an opportunity of filing their objections against the report; and (c) to take a decision on the issues raised within a period of twelve months from the date of order.” Pursuant to the above-stated directions, the State Government constituted a Committee which has re-considered the selections and submitted its report, according to which, the sports activities conducted by the Panchayat Samiti were not recognized and consequently, the services of the petitioners were terminated vide order dated 25.1.2000 (P-6 & P-7). The petitioners impugned the aforesaid order in CWP No.2152 of 2008 which was allowed by a Division Bench of this Court vide order dated C.W.P.No .10669 of 2009 3 16.12.2008 (annexure P-10) alongwith a bunch of other writ petitions, on the basis of statement made by learned Advocate General Punjab, in the presence of the Secretary of the concerned Department, that out of 59 writ petitioners, the State Government had decided not to dispense with the services of 50 of them as an one time measure as they were found eligible for appointment to the posts of Anganwari Supervisors. Consequently, the termination order qua 50 petitioners were withdrawn. Unfortunately, the petitioners are not the beneficiaries of the said statement, hence have again approached this Court. For the reasons recorded in Civil Writ Petition No.4836 of 2008 (Smt.Amarjeet Kaur versus State of Punjab and others), vide an order of even date, this writ petition is allowed; the impugned orders dated 25.1.2000 (Annexures P-6 & P-7) are quashed and it is directed that the petitioners shall continue to hold the posts of Anganwari Supervisors with all consequential benefits. Dasti. March 03, 2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE