Anandini Bagh v. State of Odisha
Service law – Promotion – Post of Lady Supervisor, Subarnapur District
Case brief
What is this about?
Odisha High Court writ order (W.P.(C) No. 15929 of 2025, dated 05.08.2025, Justice Sashikanta Mishra): Anganwadi Worker's claim for promotion to the post of Lady Supervisor in Subarnapur District; 50% promotional quota per Department letter no. 4062 dtd 03.03.2020; quota exhausted (36 promotees against 30 posts; sanctioned strength 60); no vacancy, so no compulsion/direction to promote possible; writ disposed of with observation that petitioners be considered in accordance with law on future vacancies. Keywords: promotion; Lady Supervisor; Anganwadi Worker; DSWO Subarnapur; no available vacancies; future vacancy; Women and Child Development Deptt. Odisha.
What did the court decide?
No immediate promotion direction (no vacancies exist); writ application disposed of with the observation that the petitioners' cases shall be considered in accordance with law when any future vacancy arises.