Sulabh Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.14330 of 2013 ====================================================== Sulabh Devi Wife Of Bhupen Rai Resident Of Village- Chainpur, P.O. P.S.- Garkha, District- Saran ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State Of Bihar and Ors 2.

The Commissioner, Saran Division, Chapra 3.

The District Magistrate, Saran, Chapra 4.

The District Programme Officer, Saran Chapra 5.

The Child Development Project Officer, Garkha, Saran ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Giri For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Geeta Kumari ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 06-02-2023 Heard learned counsel for the parties concerned. The petitioner has approached this Court for quashing of the order dated 27.06.2008 vide Memo No. 609 passed by the District Programme Officer, Saran, Chapra by which the petitioner has been terminated from the post of Anganbari Sahayika from Anganbari Centre No. 136, Vill. Pirauna Tola, Chainpur under Garkha Blocks, Saran. A Division Bench of this Court, in the case of Neetu Kumari vs. The State of Bihar and Others, reported in (2011) 4 PLJR 20, has held in paragraph nos. 4 and 5 as follows:- "4. In our considered view, the post of Anganbari Sevika is not a post having security of tenure or protection under Article

Patna High Court CWJC No.14330 of 2013(4) dt.06-02-2023 2/2 311 of Constitution of India. Considering the very nature of engagement which provides for honorarium, we are of the view that in case the appellant still feels aggrieved, she may approach the Civil court for damages.

5. There is nothing at stake in such a scheme other than honorarium. For such contractual engagements the relief of reinstatement is not appropriate and even if there is breach of the scheme or any other principle of law, the claim should ordinarily be permitted, if found good on merits, only for damages".

Further, a Single Bench of this Court, vide order dated 04.01.2023, passed in CWJC No. 14727 of 2013 (Suhana Khatoon vs. The State of Bihar and others) has held that "the post of Anganwari Worker is not a cadre post and the same is governed by guidelines issued in that respect. It is not a post under the State services and a writ petition therefore would not be maintainable with regard to the same".

In view of the above, this writ application is not maintainable and the same is, accordingly, dismissed.

(Anil Kumar Sinha, J) ashwani/- U