IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
WP(C).No. 16917 of 2008(L)
1. BINDU K.P.
... Petitioner
Vs
1. STATE OF KERALA
... Respondent
For Petitioner :SRI.KALEESWARAM RAJ
For Respondent :GOVERNMENT PLEADER
The Hon'ble MR. Justice V.GIRI
Dated :08/07/2008
O R D E R
V.GIRI, J.
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Dated this the 8th day of July, 2008.
JUDGMENT
The petitioner is included in Ext.P1 rank
list for the post of Anganvady Worker in the
Neeleswaram ICDS Project. She has approached this
court seeking a direction to the respondents to
fill up the 5 vacancies (as stated in Ext.P4) by
appointing candidates from Ext.P1 rank list.
2. By Ext.P3 Government Order, the
Government had sanctioned the opening of
additional 3614 Anganvady Centres. Going by
Ext.P4, which is seen to be an information given
on the requirement of additional Anganvady Centres
under the 3rd phase Expansion of ICDS Scheme,
there is a request for sanctioning 5 Anganvady
Centres at Padanna and one in Valiaparamba Grama
Panchayat in Kasargode District.
3. In the statement filed by the 4th
respondent, it is admitted that the proposal for
opening of 5 Anganvady Centres in phase III, based
on population, had been submitted. Paragraphs 7
and 8 of the statement read as follows:
“7. Proposal for sanctioning of 5
additional Anganvadi Centres on Phase III
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based on population (i.e. One Anganvadi
Centre for 800 population) have been
submitted. 5 Anganwadi Centres based on
population has been requested and not as
vacancies. The proposal for sanctioning
additional Anganwadi is under consideration
of the Government.
8. Hence, it is submitted that if more
Anganwadi Centres sanctioned by the
Government the petitioner will be benefited
if the Rank list is valid at that time.
Hence the Writ Petition is devoid of merit
and it may be dismissed.”
4. Going by the requirement made in
Ext.P3, it is necessary that the Government
takes a decision, on the proposal for
sanctioning 5 additional Anganwadi Centres, as
requested for in Ext.P4. A decision may be taken
without further delay.
In the result, the writ petition is
disposed of directing the 1st respondent to take
a decision in the matter of opening 5 additional
Anganvady Centres in the ICDS Project in Padanna
Panchayat, coming under the Neeleswaram ICDS
Project, within a period of three months from
the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.
If the Government accepts the proposal,
obviously, it will be followed by sanctioning of
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additional posts of Anganvady Workers and
Helpers. If that be so, then such additional
vacancies will have to be filled up by operation
of Ext.P1 Rank List.
Sd/-
(V.GIRI)
JUDGE
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