THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR W.P.No.9418 of 2000 Date: 22.07.2010 Between: Battala Barathama … Petitioner AND Battala Radhamma and another … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR W.P. No.9418 of 2000 ORDER: The petitioner assails the action of the Child Development Project Officer, I.C.D.S., Vayalpad, Chittoor District, the second respondent herein, in appointing the first respondent in the place of the petitioner as an Anganwadi Worker. She seeks a consequential direction to the second respondent to continue her in service as Anganwadi Worker. By order dated 07.06.2000, this Court directed the petitioner to be continued as an ‘Aayah’ at the Anganwadi Centre, Bonthalavaripalle, H/o. Kadirayacheruvu, Kalakada Mandal, Chittoor District. No counter has been filed by the second respondent and the first respondent, despite service of notice, remained aloof. The averments made in the writ affidavit demonstrate that the petitioner was appointed as an Anganwadi Worker at Bonthlavaripalle in the year 1999. Upon change of the Child Development Project Officer owing to the demitting of office by the past incumbent, Smt. Reddy Kumari, and the appointment of one Smt. Padmavathi, it appears that the new incumbent wanted to replace the petitioner. It is the specific case of the petitioner that no notice was issued to her in this regard. Neither was her appointment terminated in accordance with the due procedure. It was in these circumstances that this Court granted the interim direction. As no counter has been filed rebutting the writ affidavit averments, the same are taken to be true and correct. Trite to state, the petitioner having been duly appointed as an Anganwadi Worker cannot be dislodged without following the due procedure. The writ petition is accordingly allowed declaring that the second respondent ought not to have appointed the first respondent as an Anganwadi Worker replacing the petitioner without following the due procedure for terminating her appointment. In the circumstances of the case, there shall be no order as to costs. __________________ SANJAY KUMAR, J Date: 22.07.2010 Isn