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Smt. Pooja Gautam v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Bal Vikas Evam Pushtahar Lko and 6 Others

Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:40312 – WRIT

Allahabad HC15 Jul 2025WRIA/5127/2025

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Anganwadi Worker appointment challenge; income certificate submitted after physical verification; petitioner in merit list not appointed; Article 226 writ; liberty for fresh representation before District Magistrate Shrawasti; decision within six weeks by reasoned and speaking order; hearing to petitioner and opposite party no.7; Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench; Manish Mathur J.; 15.7.2025; WRIT - A 5127 of 2025; State of U.P., Bal Vikas Evam Pushtahar.

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Petition finally disposed of with liberty to file a fresh representation before the District Magistrate, Shrawasti, which is to be decided within six weeks by a reasoned and speaking order after affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and opposite party no.7. ¶11

Smt. Pooja Gautam Vs State of U.P. Thru. Secy… — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2025)

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Issue for consideration

Whether the selection/appointment of opposite party no.7 as Anganwadi Worker was made against the norms because her income certificate was submitted after completion of physical verification. +1 more

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Ratio / Principle

Considering the petitioner's grievance would entail factual aspects, liberty was granted to the petitioner to file a fresh representation before opposite party no.3, i.e. the District Magistrate, Shrawasti, or any other competent authority.

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If such a representation is filed, it is required to be decided expeditiously in accordance with law by the authority concerned by a reasoned and speaking order within six weeks from receipt of the representation along with a certified copy of this order.ratio¶10
The decision on the representation must be taken after affording an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as well as opposite party no.7.ratio¶10

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Neutral Citation 2025:AHC-LKO:40312 — WRIT - A No. 5127 of 2025, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench (Court No. 18), Manish Mathur, J., order dated 15.7.2025. Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the appointment letter of opposite party no.7, Smt. Dhanraji, wife of Vijay Kumar, on the post of Anganwadi Worker, with a further prayer to enquire why the petitioner could not be appointed being in the merit list. Grievance: opposite party no.7's income certificate was submitted after completion of physical verification, making the selection contrary to the norms. The court observed that considering the petitioner's grievance would entail factual aspects, granted liberty to file a fresh representation before opposite party no.3 (District Magistrate, Shrawasti) or any other competent authority, and directed that it be decided expeditiously in accordance with law by a reasoned and speaking order within six weeks of receipt of the representation with a certified copy of the order, after affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and opposite party no.7. Notices to opposite party no.7 were dispensed with. Petition finally disposed of.

Smt. Pooja Gautam v. State of U.P. Thru. Secy. Bal Vikas Evam Pushtahar Lko and 6 Others

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