S.Subashini, v. The District Collector,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 30.08.2024

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.13913 & 13914 of 2017 S.Subashini ... Petitioner -vs1.The District Collector Virudhunagar District Virudhunagar 2.The Project Officer of Child Welfare / Block Development Officer Narikudi Region Virudhunagar District 3.S.Muthukili ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus calling for the records pertaining to the impugned order passed by the first respondent, dated Nil.2017 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to appoint the petitioner as Mini Anganwadi Worker at N.Mukkulam Anganwadi Centre, Trichuli Taluk, Virudhunagar District.

For Petitioner :

Mr.P.Muniyasamy For Respondents :

Mr.G.Suriya Ananth Additional Government Pleader for R1 & R2 No appearance for R3

O R D E R

This writ petition has been filed challenging the order, dated Nil, passed by the first respondent, appointing the third respondent as Mini Anganwadi Worker.

2. According to the petitioner, she also applied for the said post pursuant to the recruitment notification. However, under the impugned order, the third respondent was illegally appointed as Mini Anganwadi Worker, as according to her, despite the fact that the third respondent did not complete the age of 25 years, she was appointed. As per the recruitment notification, only the persons aged between 25 years to 35 years are eligible to be appointed as Mini Anganwadi Worker.

3. A counter affidavit has been filed by the official respondents denying the contentions of the petitioner as they would submit that the third

respondent had the eligible age to be appointed to the post of Mini Anganwadi Worker at the time of her appointment.

4. Learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the official respondents has also placed on record the higher secondary mark sheet of the third respondent, which discloses that the third respondent was born on 27.07.1986 and hence, she was aged above 25 years and therefore, having been selected based on merit, she was appointed as Mini Anganwadi Worker.

5. In view of the same, it is clear that only by following the terms and conditions of the recruitment notification, the third respondent was appointed as Anganwadi Worker. Hence, there is no merit in this writ petition. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 30.08.2024 NCC :

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To:

1.The District Collector, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

2.The Project Officer of Child Welfare / Block Development Officer, Narikudi Region, Virudhunagar District.

ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

krk and W.M.P.(MD) Nos.13913 & 13914 of 30.08.2024