THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.1986 OF 2011 ORDER: This Writ Petition is filed to call for the records pertaining to selection of respondent No.4 as Anganwadi Worker at ICDS Atchempet Project, Kamsanipalli – II, Uppununthala Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, vide proceedings, dated 01.12.2010, issued by respondent No.3 and declare the same as illegal and consequently, direct the respondents to consider the petitioner’s merit and appoint her as Anganwadi Worker with all consequential benefits. 2. On 02.03.2009, the petitioner was appointed as Anganwadi Aaya at Anganwadi Centre, ICDS Atchempet Project, Kamsanipalli Village, Uppununthala Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, by respondent No.2. While so, the respondent authorities issued a notification on 14.05.2010 calling for applications to the post of Anganwadi Worker in Mahabubnagar District by the District Collector, Mahabubanagar District. As per the said notification, the petitioner and respondent No.4 made applications to the post of Anganwadi Worker. Respondent No.3 issued call letters to both the applicants and conducted interview on 22.11.2010 and both of them attended the interview. Respondent No.1 - Selection Committee appointed respondent No.4 as Anganwadi Worker vide proceedings, dated 01.12.2010. Hence, the Writ Petition. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contended that respondent No.1 - Selection Committee appointed respondent No.4 ignoring seniority and merit of the petitioner contrary to the Government Orders and Circulars; and that respondent No.4 is not having the requisite qualification as per the notification and hence, he prays to set aside the impugned proceedings. 4. According to the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondent Nos.1 to 3, the petitioner is not having sufficient experience for giving promotion as Anganwadi Worker; that the Government Circular instructions would disclose that eligible Helpers should be given preference in the process of selection; that as the Selection Committee recommended the name of respondent No.4, she was selected; that the impugned order needs no interference and hence, he prays to dismiss the Writ Petition. 5. The respondent authorities issued notification on 14.05.2010 calling applications for the post of Anganwadi Worker. In pursuance of the said notification, three candidates have applied, including the petitioner and respondent No.4. They appeared for interview before the District Selection Committee on 22.11.2010. The Selection Committee consists of Child Development Project Officer, Project Director, District Medical and Health Officer, local M.L.A. and Revenue Divisional Officer. Each of them gave marks to the candidates basing on their performance in the interview. The candidate who secured highest marks will be selected. As far as the petitioner is concerned, she secured only 37 marks, whereas respondent No.4 secured 48.4 marks, for which she topped the list in the selection process. Therefore, the Selection Committee rightly resolved to appoint respondent No.4 basing on her merit and performance in the interview. It is also stated that respondent No.4 has requisite qualification as she passed S.S.C. Having participated in the selection process, the challenge to selection process is not available to the petitioner, unless she establishes that merit is ignored. It is not such a case. The appointment of respondent No.4 cannot be said to be illegal. Hence, there are no grounds to interfere with the selection process. The Writ Petition is devoid of merit and is liable to be dismissed. 6. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _______________ K.C. BHANU, J July 28, 2011 MD IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.1986 OF 2011 Between: C. Manjula .....PETITIONER AND The Chairman (Revenue Divisional Officer) and others ....RESPONDENTS The Court made the following: THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE K.C. BHANU WRIT PETITION No.1986 OF 2011 July 28, 2011 MD