Mamta Devi v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Child Development Nutrition Govt. of U.P. Lko. and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Anganwadi Karyakarti recruitment; challenge to selection on BPL category where ration card issued 02.11.2024, after advertisement dated 18.02.2024; widow-plus-BPL first priority under U.P. Government Order dated 21.03.2023, Clause-III, paragraph Ga-1; petitioner BPL but not a widow, ranked third; selected candidate (widow, BPL) appointed 17.03.2025, joined 20.03.2025; petition dismissed by single bench (Karunesh Singh Pawar, J.), Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench. Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:25561.
What did the court decide?
There is no illegality in the selection of respondent No.6 or her appointment: being a widow as well as a BPL category candidate, she was rightly given first priority in the selection in terms of the Government Order dated 21.03.2023, Clause-III, paragraph Ga-1. ¶¶15