Usha Roy Sarkar And ANR v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS

Court No. 2 Calcutta High Court In the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction WPA 129 of 2021 Usha Roy Sarkar & Anr.

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

(Via Video Conference) 30.09.2021 (Sl. 104) sp Ms. Papiya Chattopadhyay, Ms. Madhushri Dutta ... for the petitioners Mr. Subir Kumar Saha, Mr. Momenur Rahaman ... for the State The petitioners pray for completion of the selection process and publication of merit list cum panel to the post of Anganwadi Workers under Child Development Project Officer, Dinhata-II ICDS Project, Cooch Behar. The selection process is of the year 2010.

The results could not be declared in view of an order of stay passed in WPA 820 of 2019.

It is submitted by the Counsel for the State that the District Selection and Monitoring Committee, Cooch Behar, does not exist in view of the departure of two members.

There is no further impediment in completing the recruitment process of Anganwadi Helpers initiated in the year 2009 since W.P.A. No. 820 of 2019 has been dismissed on 21st September, 2021 and all interim orders have been vacated. The Principal Secretary, Department of Women & Child Development & Social Welfare being the respondent no.1 shall constitute the

District Selection and Monitoring Committee, Cooch Behar afresh and complete the process of appointment of Anganwadi Workers in Dinhata-II, Integrated Child Development Scheme Project.

In case all the vacancies have been filled up in accordance with law, the available/empanelled candidates shall be considered against the vacancies that may arise in future.

This is subject to any Rule of the State, as regards filling up of any category of vacancies. For the aforesaid purpose, the writ petitioners shall serve a copy of this order along with a copy of the instant writ petition on the respondent no.1 herein.

With the aforesaid observations, the instant writ petition shall stand disposed of.

There will be no order as to costs.

All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)