Smt. Reeta Devi v. State of U.P. Thru. Its Prin. Secy. Bal Vikas Sewa Evam Pustahar Vibhag Lko. and 4 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, WRIT - A No. 4857 of 2025 (Smt. Reeta Devi v. State of U.P. & others), decided 12.5.2025, Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:27913, Karunesh Singh Pawar, J. Writ petition against anganwadi centre selection in Gram Panchayat Chandrakhabujurg dismissed: respondent No. 6 (BPL category, merit 15.314 points) was preferred over petitioner (BPL category, merit 5.22 points) in accordance with the Government Order dated 21.03.2023, which prioritises higher merit. Matter decided on written instructions of the learned standing counsel; none appeared for the petitioner. Keywords: anganwadi worker selection, BPL category, merit points, Bal Vikas Sewa Evam Pustahar Vibhag, Government Order 21.03.2023, writ dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Since the selection was made in terms of the Government Order dated 21.03.2023 and the candidate who secured higher merit was given priority and selected, the Court finds no illegality in the impugned selection; the petition is dismissed as devoid of merit.