{"id":47442,"date":"2009-04-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kaushliya-bai-vs-state-of-chhattisgarh-on-20-april-2009"},"modified":"2017-12-17T01:32:19","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T20:02:19","slug":"kaushliya-bai-vs-state-of-chhattisgarh-on-20-april-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kaushliya-bai-vs-state-of-chhattisgarh-on-20-april-2009","title":{"rendered":"Kaushliya Bai vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 20 April, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chattisgarh High Court<\/div>\n
Kaushliya Bai vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 20 April, 2009<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n            HIGH COURT OF CHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR       \n\n\n\n                Writ Appeal No 104 of 2007\n\n\n\n\n\n                       Kaushliya  Bai\n                                    ...Petitioners\n\n\n                          Versus\n\n\n\n                  1.   State  of  Chhattisgarh\n\n                   2.   Collector,  Kabeerdham\n\n                   3.   Additional,Collector\n\n                   4.   District    Child    and    Women\n\n                   5.   Project Officer\n\n                   6.   Janpad    Panchayat\n\n                   7.   Gram  Panchayat\n\n                   8.   Shantosh   Yadav\n                                      ...Respondents\n\n\n\n\n\n\n!     Mr Rajeev Shrivastava, Counsel for the appellant\n\n\n\n^     Mr   Praveen   Das,  Dy.  Govt.  Advocate   for   the State\/respondents 1 to 5\n      Mr. Bharat Rajput, Counsel for respondent No 8\n      None for respondents No 6 & 7\n\n\nHonble Shri Rajeev Gupta,J,Honble Shri Sunil Kumar Sinha \n\n\n\n       Dated:20\/04\/2009\n\n\n\n:       Judgment\n\n\n    (Writ Appeal under Section 2 Sub-Section (1) of the Chhattisgarh High Court(Appeal to Division Bench) Act,2006\n\n\n                           ORDER\n<\/pre>\n
                        (20.04.2009)<\/p>\n
       Following   order    of     the     Court      was
\ndelivered by
\nSunil Kumar Sinha, J.\n<\/p>\n
(1)   Being aggrieved with the order dated 2.2.2007  passed<\/p>\n
in W.P.(S) No. 645\/2007 by the learned Single Judge of this<\/p>\n
Court, the appellant\/petitioner has filed this Writ Appeal.<\/p>\n
The  following  questions are raised for  consideration  of<\/p>\n
this Court:\n<\/p>\n
     (i)  Whether the basic qualification, subject to
\n          certain relaxations, for appointment to the
\n          post of Anganbadi  Workers contained in the
\n          scheme are `essential’ or `desirable’ ?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     (ii) Whether  the word `desirable’ used  in  the
\n          scheme  has  to be read as `essential’  for
\n          the purpose of scheme ?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
(2)  Facts briefly stated are as under:-\n<\/p>\n
     The  appellant\/petitioner was appointed  as  Anganbadi<\/p>\n
Worker  in  Gram Panchayat Amaldiha, Village  Barejahapara, <\/p>\n
Tahsil  Pandariya,  District Kabeerdham on  8.11.2006.  Her<\/p>\n
appointment was challenged by respondent No.8 on the ground  <\/p>\n
that   the  appellant  had  passed  7th  Class  Certificate<\/p>\n
Examination, whereas, respondent No. 8 had passed 8th Class  <\/p>\n
Certificate  Examination; both were the  local  candidates,<\/p>\n
therefore, the preference had to be given to respondent No.<\/p>\n
8.  The Additional Collector, Kabeerdham after due inquiry,<\/p>\n
cancelled the appointment of the appellant vide order dated<\/p>\n
26.12.2006 (Annexure-P\/5 in the Writ Petition) holding that<\/p>\n
respondent  No.8 was 8th passed, therefore,  she  was  more<\/p>\n
suitable and she should be appointed as Anganbadi Worker of <\/p>\n
the concerned village in Gram Panchayat. The said order was<\/p>\n
challenged  by  the  appellant in  Writ  Petition  (S)  No.<\/p>\n
645\/2007.  The  learned Single Judge  took  the  view  that<\/p>\n
according  to  the  scheme  for  appointment  of  Anganbadi<\/p>\n
Worker,   8th   Class   passed  is   an   essential   basic<\/p>\n
qualification and the preference comes thereafter. In case,<\/p>\n
8th  Class passed candidate is not available, the candidate<\/p>\n
having lessor qualification may be considered. Taking  such<\/p>\n
view  the Writ Petition was dismissed by the impugned order<\/p>\n
dated 2nd February, 2007, which has been challenged in this<\/p>\n
appeal.\n<\/p>\n
(3)   Mr. Rajeev Shrivastava, learned counsel appearing  on<\/p>\n
behalf  of the appellant, would submit that the educational<\/p>\n
qualification  is  a  “desirable”  qualification  and   not<\/p>\n
“essential   qualification”,  therefore,   the   Additional<\/p>\n
Collector as well as the learned Single Judge erred in  law<\/p>\n
in holding that the appointment of the appellant\/petitioner<\/p>\n
was bad.\n<\/p>\n
(4)   On the other hand, Mr. Praveen Das, learned Dy. Govt.<\/p>\n
Advocate appearing on behalf of the State\/respondents 1  to<\/p>\n
5  and  Mr.  Bharat  Rajput, learned counsel  appearing  on<\/p>\n
behalf  of  respondent No.8, opposed  these  arguments  and<\/p>\n
supported the order passed by the learned Single Judge.<\/p>\n
(5)   We have heard the learned counsel for the parties  at<\/p>\n
length and have also perused the records of the Writ Appeal<\/p>\n
as also the Writ Petition.\n<\/p>\n
(6)  A copy of Part-A of the scheme, showing qualifications<\/p>\n
for  appointment to the post of Anganbadi Workers has  been<\/p>\n
filed  as  Annexure P\/1 in the Writ Petition. It  reads  as<\/p>\n
under:-\n<\/p>\n
     “aAA vkaxuckM+h dk;ZdrkZ@lgkf;dk dh fu;qfDr gsrq<\/p>\n
                        vgZrk;sa AA<\/p>\n
     AvA vkaxuckM+h dk;ZdrkZ &
\n          vkaxuckM+h  dk;ZdrkZ ,d efgyk ,18 ls 44  o”kZ  dh
\n     vk;q+ ekulsoh dk;ZdrkZ gksxh A esfV&d ikl dk;ZdrkZvksa
\n     dks :Ik;s 1000@& rFkk ukWu esfV&d dks :Ik;s 938@& izfr
\n     ekg  eku ns; fn;k tk;sxk A muds p;u esa fuEu fcUnqvksa
\n     dk fo’ks”k \/;ku fn;k tk;s A<\/p>\n
     ,1+  vkaxuckM+h  dk;ZdrkZ mlh xzke@uxj dh  fuoklh  ,oa
\n          xzke  iapk;r uxj dh fuokZpd lwph esa  ntZ  ernkrk
\n          gksuh  pkfg, ftls xzke@uxj esa vkaxuckM+h  [kksyh
\n          tkuh izLrkfor gS] fdlh Hkh fLFkfr esa ml xzke@uxj
\n          ds ckgj efgyk dks dk;ZdrkZ ds :Ik esa u j[kk tk;s
\n          A<\/p>\n
     ,2+  vkaxuckM+h dk;ZdrkZvksa ds fy, p;fur dh tkus okyh
\n          efgyk  LFkkuh;  leqnk;ksa dks  Lohdk;Z  gks  rFkk
\n          mlesa  usr`Ro  iznku djus dh {kerk gks]  rkfd  og
\n          efgyk  e.My  dk xBu dj xfrfof\/k;ksa dk  fdz;kUo;u
\n          Bhd <ax ls dj lds A<\/p>\n
     ,3+  dksbZ   ljdkjh   deZpkjh   vFkok   iapk;rh    jkt
\n          laLFkkvksa@uxjh; fudk; ds fuokZfpr vFkok  euksuhr
\n          lnL;   vFkok   muds  lxs  laca\/kh  dh  vkaxuckM+h
\n          dk;ZdrkZ  fu;qDr ugha fd;k tk ldsxk  A  ;fn  fdlh
\n          iapk;r  inkf\/kdkfj;ka ds }kjk  vius  fj'rsnkj  dh
\n          fu;qfDr  dh vuq'kalk dh tkrh gS vFkok fu;qfDr  dh
\n          tkrh  gS rks og inkf\/kdkjh iapk;r esa   ml in  ds
\n          fy, Lor% fMLDokyhQkbZ ,v;ksX;+ gks tk;sxk A<\/p>\n
     ,4+  vkfne  tkfr dY;k.k foHkkx }kjk lapkfyr `kkykvksa]
\n          fo'ks"kdj  vkJe `kkykvksa esa mRrh.kZ gksus  okyh
\n          ,oa   fu\/kkZfjr   vgZrk   j[kus   okyh   vuqlwfpr
\n          tkfr@vuqlwfpr tutkfr dh efgykvksa dh muds xzke dh
\n          vkaxuckM+h esa dk;ZdrkZ@lgkf;dk ds fjDr inksa  ij
\n          fu;qfDr esa izkFkfedrk nh tk;sa A<\/p>\n
     ,5+  fu;wfDr   esa   fo\/kok@ifjR;Drk   efgykvksa   dks
\n          loksZPPk izkFkfedrk nh tk;s rnksijkar fuEu ifjokj
\n          fd efgykvksa dh izkFkfedrk nh tk;s &<\/p>\n
         ,v+     xjhch  js[kk ds uhps thou ;kiu  djus  okys
\nifjokj A<\/p>\n
        ,c+    vuqlwfpr tkfr@vuqlwfpr tu tkfr ds ifjokj A<\/p>\n
     ,6+  D;kssafd  vkaxuckM+h dk;ZdrkZ dks  bl  ;kstuk  ds
\n          varxZr fofHkUUk lsok;sa iznku djus dk nkf;Ro  gS]
\n          o blds fy, mUgsa dkQh fjdkMZ j[kuk gksrk gS A vr%
\n          ;g  okaNuh; gS fd dk;ZdrkZ esfV&d gks  A  ;fn  ;g
\n          laHko  u  gks rks fefMy ikl efgyk dh  fu;qfDr  dh
\n          tk;s o ;fn og Hkh miyC\/k u gks rks ml xzke dh  de
\n          inkj efgyk dh fu;qfDr dh tk;s
\n          fdUrq  vuinkj  efgyk  dh  Hkh
\n          fu;qfDr dh tk ldrh gS A ,slh fLFkfr esa i`Fkd  ls
\n          fdlh  f’kf{kr  O;fDr  ls vko’;d  fjdkMZ  la\/kkfjr
\n          djk;k  tkuk vko’;d gksxk] fdUrq bl ifjfLFkfr  esa
\n          ,sls  O;fDr  dks bl dk;Z ds fy, jkf’k dk  Hkqxrku
\n          dk;ZdrkZ  dks fn;s ekuns; esa ls dVkSrh  fd;k  tk
\n          ldsxk o mUgsa i`Fkd ls dksbZ jkf’k ns; ugha gksxh
\n          A<\/p>\n
     ,7+   uxjh; {ks=ksa esa vkaxuckM+h dk;ZdrkZ esfV&dqysV
\ngksuk vfuok;Z gS A ”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
(7)   A  perusal of the relevant provisions of scheme would<\/p>\n
show  that matric passed is an essential qualification  for<\/p>\n
the  Anganbadi Workers to be appointed in urban  area.  For<\/p>\n
the  other  area, it has been provided that firstly  matric<\/p>\n
passed  candidate  should be appointed and  if  it  is  not<\/p>\n
possible, then, the middle passed candidate should be given<\/p>\n
appointment  and if such candidate is also  not  available,<\/p>\n
then,  intelligent  candidate  belonging  to  same  village<\/p>\n
having some lessor qualification may be appointed but in no<\/p>\n
case, illiterate lady has to be appointed on this post.  In<\/p>\n
context  of  the above scheme, the arguments of Mr.  Rajeev<\/p>\n
Shrivastava   cannot  be  accepted  that  the   educational<\/p>\n
qualification  was  a  “desirable” qualification.  Clause-6<\/p>\n
clearly  states  that since the Anganbadi Workers  have  to<\/p>\n
render  their services in various fields under this  scheme<\/p>\n
and for that they have to maintain huge records, therefore,<\/p>\n
it has been said that they should be educated ladies having<\/p>\n
qualification in the manner indicated above.<\/p>\n
(8)   The normal rule of construction is that general words<\/p>\n
in  a  statute  must receive a general construction  unless<\/p>\n
there  is  something in the Act itself such as the subject-<\/p>\n
matter  with  which the Act is dealing or  the  context  in<\/p>\n
which the said words are used to show the intention of  the<\/p>\n
Legislature that they must be given a restrictive  meaning.<\/p>\n
Since general words have ordinarily a general meaning,  the<\/p>\n
first  task in construing such words, as in construing  any<\/p>\n
word, is to give the words their plain and ordinary meaning<\/p>\n
and  then  to see whether the context or some principle  of<\/p>\n
construction requires that some qualified meaning should be<\/p>\n
placed  on  those  words. It is a recognized  principle  of<\/p>\n
construction  that general words and phrases, however  wide<\/p>\n
and  comprehensive they may be, in their literal sense must<\/p>\n
usually be construed as being limited to the actual  object<\/p>\n
of   the   Act   (Please   see  Principles   of   Statutory<\/p>\n
Interpretation by Justice G.P. Singh, (Sixth Edition  1996)<\/p>\n
pp 294 & 295).\n<\/p>\n
(9)  If on the above principles the word used in the scheme<\/p>\n
like   “desirable”   is   interpreted,   the   8th   passed<\/p>\n
qualification  has  to  be  held  as  an  essential   basic<\/p>\n
qualification with specified relaxations as are provided in<\/p>\n
the  scheme  and it has to be read only in the said  sense,<\/p>\n
otherwise,  the entire scheme would render infructuous  and<\/p>\n
it  would  not be fulfilling the object for which the  same<\/p>\n
has been made. There is further indication in the scheme to<\/p>\n
give due importance to the qualification because the scheme<\/p>\n
provides  that  in  no  case, illiterate  lady  has  to  be<\/p>\n
appointed  on the post of Anganbadi Worker. Therefore,  the<\/p>\n
educational   qualifications,  with  certain   relaxations,<\/p>\n
prescribed  in  the  scheme are `essential’  and  the  word<\/p>\n
`desirable’  has to be read as `essential’ for the  purpose<\/p>\n
of scheme.\n<\/p>\n
(10)  For  the  foregoing  reasons,  we  do  not  find  any<\/p>\n
illegality or infirmity in the order passed by the  learned<\/p>\n
Single Judge.\n<\/p>\n
(11)   The   appeal  deserves  to  be  and  is  accordingly<\/p>\n
dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
(12) There shall be no orders as to cost.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
     CHIEF JUSTICE                           JUDGE\n\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Chattisgarh High Court Kaushliya Bai vs State Of Chhattisgarh on 20 April, 2009 HIGH COURT OF CHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Appeal No 104 of 2007 Kaushliya Bai …Petitioners Versus 1. State of Chhattisgarh 2. Collector, Kabeerdham 3. Additional,Collector 4. District Child and Women 5. Project Officer 6. Janpad Panchayat 7. Gram Panchayat 8. 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