Shri Aadyalakshmi Mahila Swa- Sahayata Samooh Lormi (Self Help Group) v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 2222 of 2020

1. Shri Aadyalakshmi Mahila Swa- Sahayata Samooh Lormi (Self Help Group) Through Its President Anita Bai Sahu W/o Ram Kumar Sahu , Aged About 46 Years, R/o Yadav Mohalla , Shanti Chowk, Lormi, District Mungeli Chhattisgarh

2. Mahamaya Mahila Swa - Sahayata Samooh (Self Help Group), Muchhel, Through Its President - Ram Kumar Dhruv, W/o Santosh Kumar Dhruv, Aged About 48 Years, R/o House No. 101, Gond Para , Muchhel, Block Lormi, District - Mungeli Chhattisgarh.

3. Jai Maa Lakshmi Mahila Swa Sahayata Samooh (Self Help Group ) Surajpura, Through Its President Rajkumari Navrang W/o Hemant Kumar Navrang W/o Hemant Kumar Navrang , Aged About 31 Years , R/o Ward No. 4, Surajpura, Kanteli, District Mungeli Chhattisgarh.

4. Sakhi Mahila Swa Sahayata Samooh (Self Help Group) Lormi, Through Its President Anjana Devi Das W/o Mahant Yogendra Kumar Das, Aged About 50 Years, R/o Chhote Raja Bada, Lormi, District Mungeli Chhattisgarh.

5. Sheetla Devi Swa Sahayata Samooh (Self Help Group) Akhrar, Through Its President Jagari Vanshkar W/o Sukru Vanshkar, Aged About 68 Years, R/o House No. 213, School Para, Akhrar, District Mungeli Chhattisgarh.

6. Mahamaya Mahila Swa - Sahayata Samooh (Self Help Group) Jotpur, Through Its President - Mithlabai Sahu W/o Munna Ram Sahu, Aged About 50 Years, R/o House No. 47, Sahu Para , Jotpur Block Lormi, District - Mungeli Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through - The Secretary, Woman And Child Development Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Nawa Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. The Commissioner, Woman And Child Development Department, Raipur, District - Raipur Chhattisgarh.

3. The Collector, Mungeli, District - Mungeli Chhattisgarh

4. The District Programme Officer, Woman And Child Development, Mungeli, District - Mungeli Chhattisgarh.

5. The Project Officer Integrated Child Development Scheme, Lormi, District - Mungeli Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Dharmesh Shrivastava, Advocate For State :

Mr. Siddharth Dubey, Dy. G.A.

-2Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 05.10.2020

1. The grievance of the petitioners in the present writ petition seems to be the decision on the part of the respondents in proceeding with the advertisement issued on 30.07.2020 (Annexure P-2) for allotment of the work of distribution and supply of Ready to Eat supplementary nutritious food to the Anganwadi centres.

2. At the outset, this Court is of the view that the petitioners may not have any right conferred on them for the reason that As per their pleadings in the writ petition, the petitioners were awarded with a contract in the year 2015 and the period of the contract was for five years ending in the year, 2020 and the petitioners were permitted to discharge their duties for the whole of five years tenure. It was foreseeing that the contract is coming to an end for which the respondents have issued an advertisement on 30.07.2020.

3. On a query being put to the counsel for the petitioners, he has accepted the fact that the petitioners also have the liberty to participate in the said advertisement. At this juncture, the counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners had approached the Collector for continuing with the existing advertisement for some time taking into consideration of the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic. It appears that the Collector has also vide Annexure P-5 dated 17.08.2020 has passed some orders.

4. Given the fact that the Collector has already passed some orders, this Court at this juncture would be reluctant to entertain the writ petition for this reason.

-35. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands rejected. However, the petitioners would be at liberty to approach the District Collector, District Mungeli for appropriate relief or direction in terms of the order of the Collector dated 17.08.2020. The present writ petition accordingly stands disposed off.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Jyotijha