HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 37 of 2006 (SS) Smt. Sunita Vishwakarama d/o Jog Ram Village Jawar Chowk, Kallu Khan, Tehsil Berinag, District Pithoragarh …………. Petitioner Versus 1. State of Uttaranchal. 2. Bal Vikas Pariyojna Adhikari, Berinag 3. Collector, Pithoragarh 4. Gram Sabha Bhatti Gaon, Berinag, District Pithoragarh …………. Respondents Sri T.A. Khan, Advocate for the petitioner Standing Counsel for the respondents. Dated: February 15.2.2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon J. Heard Sri T.A. Khan counsel for the petitioner and Standing Counsel for the respondents. By the present writ petition, the petitioner prayed for a writ of mandamus commending the respondents to permit the petitioner to join her duties as Anganbari Worker in the Gram Sabha of the respondent no. 4. Briefly stated the petitioner was appointed as a Anganbari worker in June 1990 at village Bhatti Gaon P.O. Berinag, Tehsil Berinag, District Pithoragarh. According to the petitioner she worked till 11th February 2002. Again she worked w.e.f. 1st April 2002 to 30th April 2002 and thereafter she went on medical 2 leave from 1st May 2002 to 31st May 2003. She submitted application for leave along with medical certificate but the respondents no. 2 and 4 did not allow her to join duty. She wrote application on 5.8.2005 and 14.9.2005 to the respondents no. 2 to 4 but they did not pay any heed to the request of the petitioner. The petitioner has claimed that she is still in service at present. While filing writ petition, respondent no 2 was directed to consider the petitioner’s application within a period of 15 days. It has been brought to the notice of the Court that no order has been passed by the respondents on the application of the petitioner. Further the grievances of the petitioner is that medical leave for the period of which she remained ill has not been sanctioned to her nor she was permitted to join duty on her post. In view of the above, a writ of mandamus is issued directing the respondents to pass appropriate orders regarding sanction of medical leave according to rules as admissible to the petitioner. For remaining period of absence appropriate leave may be sanction to her. Accordingly, writ petition is allowed. No order as to costs. Dated: 15.2.2006 Rajesh Tandon J. *Dhyani