THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.26596 of 2007 ORAL ORDER: This writ petition is filed seeking a Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents in not continuing the petitioner as Anganwadi worker and calling for fresh recruitment in Kanigiri (Boyapalem) village in ICDS Project, Kanigiri mandal, Prakasam district as arbitrary, illegal and violative of Articles 14, 19(g) and 21 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to continue the petitioner as Anganwadi worker in Kanigiri (Boyapalem) village. According to the petitioner, she was appointed as Anganwadi worker at Kanigiri (Boyapalem) village in Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Project, Kanigiri on 1.4.1982 by the first respondent and since then she has been working to the satisfaction of one and all. The petitioner is a non-matriculation candidate and accordingly a monthly honorarium was paid to her. According to the petitioner, she has participated in various social programmes like pulse polio immunization on 4.4.2004, 9.5.2004, 10.4.2005 and 15.5.2005 and also participated in 14 days refresher course conducted by Academy of Rural Development and Research, Gudavalli from 5.3.1990 to 20.3.1990 and the petitioner completed training successfully and a certificate was also issued in her favour. According to the petitioner, she has unblemished record of 25 years long service in Kanigiri (Boyapalem) village in ICDS Project, Kanigiri Town, Prakasam district. While the matter stood thus, the second respondent issued proceedings dated 18.10.2007 to the Project Officers in the District to identify the vacancies and to invite applications for appointment to the post of Anganwadi workers and to submit applications before 24.11.2007 showing the Boyapalem Kanigiri as vacant General 1 (S.No.9). According to the petitioner, though she is working as Anganwadi worker since 1.4.1982 till date, to the satisfaction of her superior officers, the first respondent wantonly showed vacant where the petitioner is working as Anganwadi worker. Hence this writ petition. There is no necessity of going into all the details. This Court, while admitting the writ petition on 13.12.2007 granted interim direction directing the respondents to continue the petitioner as Anganwadi worker in Kanigiri (Boyapalem) village. Now a counter and a vacate stay petition has been filed by fifth respondent seeking to vacate the said order and stated that in pursuance of the notification issued by the respondent authorities, she was selected as Anganwadi worker, but however, in view of the interim directions of this Court dated 13.12.2007 and in view of pendency of writ petition, she was not given appointment orders. Further, the learned counsel for official respondents asserted that the petitioner, in spite of obtaining direction from this Court, neither she is attending to duty for the last three years nor permitting others to join. This fact is not seriously disputed by the learned counsel for petitioner. Therefore, I am of the opinion that the post of this nature cannot be kept vacant for a long time. Petitioner also appears to be non- matriculate. In pursuance of the notification issued by the respondent authorities, the fifth respondent was selected as Anganwadi worker. Under those circumstances, I am of the view that the writ petition is devoid of merits and liable to be dismissed. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. ______________ C.V.RAMULU, J Date: 16.4.2010 DA THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.26596 of 2007 16.4.2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU W.P.No.26596 of 2007 Date: 16th April, 2010 Between: Sujatha Gachakayala .. Petitioner And Child Development Project Officer, ICDS Project, Kanigiri, Prakasam district & others. .. Respondents