WP(C) 173/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T VAIPHEI Heard Mr. H Talukdar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Ms. P Chakraborty, learned Standing counsel, Social Welfare Department. The relief claimed in this writ petition is for a direction to the respo ndents to promote the petitioner in the existing vacant post of Supervisor, whic h is lying vacant under the respondent No.4. She was appointed as Anganwadi Work er under Diyung Valley ICDS Project Maibang NC Hills on 23.05.1985 and since the n, she has been rendering her services as Anganwadi Worker. She has also partici pated in the training process sponsored by the Indian Council and State Council for Child Welfare and completed the same successfully and obtained 1st division in that training course. She has also passed the High School Leaving Certificate Examination. As the instruction from the Department of Woman & Child Developmen t, Ministry of Human Resources Development Government of India, girls who are ma triculate and have successfully completed 11 months of Balsevika Training cours e and have also put in 8 years of service as Balsevika and Anganwadi Worker can be appointed as Supervisors of Anganwadi in ICDS. It is also stated herein that a female matriculate with 10 years experience as Anganwadi Worker can be appoint ed as Supervisor of Anganwadi under ICDS. In the year 1997, the petitioner was c alled for examination for the post of Supervisor but the same was cancelled and since then no process has been started for the appointment to the post of Superv isor even though she has already completed 26 years of service and has also fulf illed all the criteria laid down by the executive instruction(s). Subsequently, she again applied for the post of Supervisor and had appeared in the interview f or the post of Supervisor but she was not selected although she claimed to have performed better than the fresh ones. Aggrieved by this, this writ petition has been filed by her. At the outset, Ms. Chakraborty, learned Standing counsel , Social Welfare Department has pointed out that under the standing instruction 25% of the post of Supervisor is reserved for the Anganwadi Worker etc., and tha t some 212 posts are earmarked for the quota of Anganwadi Worker such as the pet itioner herein. She further states that the State-respondents have not taken ste ps for filling up the said posts. According to the learned Standing counsel, if and when the recruitment process is initiated by the State respondents, there is no reason why the case of the petitioner shall not be considered. In my opinion , in the light of the submission of the learned Standing counsel, the writ petit ion appears to be pre-mature. However, keeping in view the fact that the petitio ner has been continuously in service for the last 26 years or so and has been de nied of appointment to the post of Supervisor for these long years, the State re spondents shall consider her case for appointment to the post of Supervisor toge ther with the case of other similarly situated persons as and when the recruitme nt process is initiated. The State respondents shall give due weightage to the p ast long services rendered by her as Anganwadi Worker while considering her case . Ordered accordingly. The writ petition is disposed of in the manner indicated hereinabove. If the petitioner is still aggrieved by the action of the State res pondents, she is at liberty to approach this Court again to ventilate her grieva nce.