Lopamudra Pradhan v. State of Odisha
Case brief
What is this about?
Anganwadi Worker selection, Karlaguda Anganwadi Centre, CDPO Golamunda; Rastrabhasa Ratna equivalence to +3 (Utkal University notification 31.07.2012); 5 extra marks for higher qualification granted only to Opposite Party No.5; reconsideration of selection directed to Sub-Collector/Selection Committee, decision preferably within one month; earlier selection kept in abeyance; appellate remedy under revised guidelines 15.03.2023 bypassed owing to tell-tale disparity; disposal without notice with liberty to seek variance; W.P.(C) No. 4262 of 2025, order dated 11.02.2025, Justice Sashikanta Mishra.
What did the court decide?
Sub-Collector (Chairman, Selection Committee) directed to reconsider the selection process with opportunity to all concerned including Opposite Party No.5, testing the veracity of the petitioner's contentions, with a final decision preferably within a month; the earlier selection decision kept in abeyance meanwhile, to be revived if the petitioner's contentions are not proved.