Single judge disposed of an unrecorded oral CWP challenging the appointment of an Anganwari worker. Holding that such appointments are not civil posts and authorities are not State under Article 12, the petition was dismissed as not maintainable.
Petition dismissed as not maintainable; liberty granted to seek redressal in civil court.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Civl Writ Petition No.11655 of 2008 Date of Decision : September 21, 2011.
Raksha Rani versus State of Punjab and others
..... Petitioner
..... Respondents
CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT.
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1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?
2. To be referred to the Reporters or not?
3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?
(Oral) Surya Kant, J.
The petitioner seeks quashing of the appointment of respondent No.6 as an Anganwari Worker of Village Rampura, Block Bhawanigarh, Tehsil and District Sangrur.
A Division Bench of this Court vide order dated 24.12.2008 passed in C.W.P.No.244 of 2007 (Darshana Devi versus State of Haryana and others), held as follows:-
“.... It has been held in the decision of the Supreme Court ini State of Karnataka versus Amerbi, 2007 11 SCC page 681, that the person working as Anganwari worker does not hold a civil post and the recruitment process is not governed by the Constitution or any statute. This
CWP No.11655 of 2008
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decision was rendered in the context of Anganwari workers contesting Panchayat Election without suffering the disqualification under the State Act, that prohibited a person who holds a public office from contesting elections. Admittedly, the employment was offered under the Scheme of Women and Child Development with a Programme Officer in Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) Cell constituting the Selection Committee. Though the State of Haryana has been made as party respondent, the appointment offered is through Integrated Child Development Service (ICDS) Programme and it is not a civil post and the authorities are not instrumentalities of State to be amenable to the definition of “State” under Article 12 of the Constitution of India......”
In view of the above decision of the Division Bench, the writ petition is held to be not maintainable. The same is accordingly dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to seek redressal of her grievances before the civil court and/or any other appropriate forum. It is directed that the time spent by the petitioner in pursuing this writ petition shall be kept in view for all intents and purposes including for expeditious disposal of the civil suit/petition, as the case may be.
Dasti.
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the appointment of an Anganwari worker is subject to judicial review under Article 12 of the Constitution.
Whether the writ petition challenging the appointment is maintainable given the nature of the employment.
Whether the claimant can be treated as holding a public office for electoral disqualification purposes.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
Darshana Devi versus State of Haryana and othersFollowed¶14
Darshana Devi versus State of Haryana and others, CWP No.244 of 2007
State of Karnataka versus AmerbiFollowed¶15
State of Karnataka versus Amerbi, 2007 11 SCC page 681 · Who else cites this
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Raksha Rani
State of Punjab
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Surya Kant
As recorded by the court registry
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