IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.2882 of 2010 Date of Decision : February 18, 2010. Anu Bala .....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. Present : Mr.R.S.Manhas, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- ORDER Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner impugns the selection and appointment of respondent No.7 as an Anganwari Helper in village Muthi District Gurdaspur. The petitioner's claim is based upon the solitary plea of her higher academic qualification of matriculation alongwith one year Certificate Course in Cutting and Tailoring and Embroidery from Northern Railway Handicraft Centre, Pathankot. Besides this, she also claims to have worked as Ward Worker in a private hospital at Pathankot. As against it, the official respondents have preferred to appoint respondent No.7 who is a Scheduled Caste, widow and is said to be primary pass only. C.W.P.No .2882 of 2010 2 If one compares the claims of the petitioners vis-a-vis the 7th respondent, in my considered view, the academic qualification alone could not be a decisive factor to determine the suitability for the post of a helper. The mitigating circumstances in favour of respondent No.7 undoubtedly demand preference in her favour. No case to interfere with the impugned order by this Court in exercise of its writ jurisdiction, is made out. Dismissed. 18-02-2010 (SURYA KANT) Mohinder JUDGE