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Smt.Ranika Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Bal Vikas Evam Pustahar U.P. Govt. Lko. and 4 Others

Allahabad HC27 Jun 2025WRIA/6878/2025

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Petitioner challenged termination as an Anganwadi Karyakarti due to husband's income certificate cancellation. Court prima facie found natural justice violated. Interim stay granted pending hearing.

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Interim stay granted on the terminated order. Time granted for counter affidavit and rejoinder. Final disposal listed for later date.

Smt.Ranika Singh vs State of U.P. Thru… — Public Procurement and Tenders | Allahabad HC (2025)

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Court No. - 4

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Case :- WRIT - A No. - 6878 of 2025

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Petitioner :- Smt.Ranika Singh Respondent :- State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Bal Vikas Evam Pustahar U.P. Govt. Lko. and 4 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Karunakar Srivastava,Shiv Sinha Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.

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Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra,J.

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Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State.

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Assailing the order impugned dated 05.06.2025 whereby the services of the petitioner as an Anganwadi Karyakarti have been dispensed with, it is urged that termination is solely on the ground of cancellation of an income certificate of petitioner's husband by the Tehsildar on 20.05.2025 i.e. 15 days prior to passing of the order impugned. It is urged that order impugned has been passed committing flagrant violation of principles of natural justice and, therefore, the same cannot stand. Reliance has been placed upon Division Bench judgement of this Court in Pushpa Pandey vs. State of U.P. and others, 2005 (23) LCD 1247.

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Per contra, learned Standing Counsel submits that in such cases grant of opportunity of hearing may not always be required as per the Government Order dated 21.03.2023 (Annexure 3 to the writ petition), as the case of the petitioner is based upon wrong information furnished to the Department. He also seeks time to ascertain as to whether any opportunity of hearing was granted to the petitioner or not.

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Prima facie , on perusal of Clause 13 of the Government Order, it does not reflect that termination can be made without granting any opportunity. The said clause is divided into three

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sub-clauses and when the same are read alongwith reasoning recorded in the order impugned, it is, prima facie , found that the Authority wrongly proceeded to pass the order impugned observing that adherence of principles of natural justice is not required in the given facts of the case.

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Considering the material placed and the submissions made as well as the ratio of the Division Bench judgment in Pushpa Pandey (supra), a prima facie case for grant for interim relief stands made out.

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Three weeks' time is granted to the learned Standing Counsel for filing a detailed counter affidavit.

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One week time thereafter is granted to the petitioner for filing rejoinder affidavit.

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List this case for final disposal on 11.08.2025 before appropriate Bench.

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In the meantime, effect and operation of the impugned order dated 05.06.2025 passed by the District Programme Officer, Gonda (Annexure 1 to the writ petition) shall remain stayed.

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Order Date :- 27.6.2025 Jyotsana

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Digitally signed by :- JYOTSANA SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench

Smt.Ranika Singh v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Bal Vikas Evam Pustahar U.P. Govt. Lko. and 4 Others

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