WP/1524/2023 of MARAPATLA SUDHA RANI Vs THE STATE OF AP on 15 March 2026

APHC010031432023

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

AT AMARAVATI

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

MONDAY,THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF MARCH

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE D RAMESH

WRIT PETITION NO: 1524/2023

Between:

1. MARAPATLA SUDHA RANI, W/O. KOYYA KRISHNA, AGED .

32 YEARS, OCC. ANGANWADI HELPER, R/O. PALLANTLA

VILLAGE, DEVARAPALLE MANDAL, EAST GODAVARI

DISTRICT

...PETITIONER

AND

1. THE STATE OF AP, , REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

TO GOVERNMENT, WOMEN AND CHILD WELFARE

DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR

DISTRICT.

2. THE COMMISSIONER, WOMEN AND CHILD WELFARE

DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, AMARAVATI, GUNTUR DISTRICT.

3. THE CHAIRMAN AND DISTRICT COLLECTOR/SELECTION

COMMITTEE, WOMEN AND CHILD WELFARE, EAST

GODAVARI DISTRICT AT RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM.

4. THE CHAIRMAN, DIVISIONAL SELECTION COMMITTEE, WOMEN

AND

CHILD

WELFARE

DEPARTMENT,

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT.

5. THE PROJECT DIRECTOR, DISTRICT WOMEN AND CHILD

DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM, EAST

GODAVARI DISTRICT.

6. THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER, ICDS

(INTEGRATED

CHILD

DEVELOPMENT

SERVICES)

PROJECT, GOPALAPURAM, EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT.

...RESPONDENT(S):

Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased topleased to issue a writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of WRIT OF

MANDAMUS declaring the inaction of respondents particularly 6th respondent on petitioner's representation dated 04.01.2023, submitted to promote her in the vacant post of Anganwadi Worker in Pallantla-I Anganwadi Centre code No.119 of Pallantla Village in Gopalapuram Mandal of East Godavari District, by implementing Memo.No.16037/15/2018- I, dated 13.12.2018 issued by the by 2nd respondent, as illegal, irregular, unjust, arbitrary, violative of principles of natural justice, contrary to the settled principles of service jurisprudence and offends Articles 14 and 21 of Constitution of India and consequently direct the respondents to promote petitioner as Anganwadi Worker in the said Anganwadi Center and pass the High Court may be pleased to suspend the operation of notification dt. 23.12.2022 issued by the 6th respondent in so far Anganwadi worker post in Code No.0507127, Pallantla-1 Village in Gopalapuram Mandal of East Godavari District is concerned and consequently direct the respondents to promote the petitioner into that post, pending disposal of the main writ petition and pass the High Court may be pleased to vacate the interim order dt:

24.01.2023 in WP.No.1524 of 2023 and dismiss the writ petition and pass

the High Court may be pleased to permit the petitioner to implead Proposed respondent /as party/Respondent No. 7 in W.P. No. 1524

of 2023 and pending interlocutory applications therein, in the interests of justice and pass Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. SUDHANAGUNTA SWETHA

Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR SERVICES II

The Court made the following: