WP(C) 4419/2009 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Md. MH Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. P Chakraborty , learned Standing Counsel, Social Welfare Department, Government of Assam. The petitioner introducing himself to be General Secretary of the Patharkandi Un nayan Parishad, Asimganj (for short hereafter referred to as the Parishad), had initiated the instant writ proceeding being aggrieved by the advertisement dated 08.09.2009 by the Child Development Project Officer, Patharkandi ICDS Project f or filling up the posts of Anganwadi Worker and Anganwadi Helper in the 62 Angan wadi Centres under the aforementioned project. According to the petitioner, the list of such centres as appended to the letter dated 27.07.2009 (Annexure 1 to t he writ petition) is anomalous, as many of the existing centres have been droppe d, whereas, several hitherto non-existent have been included. The respondent No. 6, the Child Development Project Officer, Patharkandi ICDS Pr oject, Karimganj in her affidavit, while admitting certain mistakes in the names of the Anganwadi Centres referred to in the aforementioned list, has averred th at on the detection thereof the same have been corrected and approved by the gov ernment in the Department vide letter No. SWD.13/2007/195, dated 15.09.2009. The deponent, however stated that there are still some uncovered areas under the pr oject, which the government proposes to include in the same scheme in a phased m anner. Mr. Choudhury has urged that with the lapse of time, the petitioners are for the present interested in a direction to the concerned State respondent to take ste ps for setting up adequate number of Anganwadi Centres, admittedly in the uncove red areas of the Patharkandi ICDS Project so as to ensure the implementation of the concerned scheme in the right spirit. Ms. Chakraborty, in response thereto has submitted on instructions that though, it is not possible to commit the exact particulars of the uncovered areas, the S tate respondents would do the needful in this regard. The learned Standing Couns el has submitted that meanwhile, the selection process for the 62 Anganwadi Cent res has already been completed, following which appointments have also been made to the post of Anganwadi Worker and Anganwadi Helper. Upon hearing the learned counsel for the parties and on a consideration of the r ival pleadings as well as the documents on record, it is considered expedient to close this proceeding with the observation that the State respondents having ad mitted that there are still areas under the concerned project which are without Anganwadi Centres, they would examine the necessity of setting up of additional centres thereat, so much so, that the underlying purpose of the related scheme i s effectuated in a wholesome manner. As the scheme is a socially beneficial one in its import and essence, it is expected that the State respondents would earne stly do the needful, if so advised, at an early date. The petition stands closed in the above terms. No costs.