ANITA DEVI Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) In this Writ Petition the petitioner has made a prayer for quashing the letter dated 28.8.2001. issued by the Child Development Project Officer, Ramgarh, Dumka (Respondent No, 5) under Memo No. 157, whereby and where under the petitioner. Anita Devi. has been ordered to be removed/ disengaged from the post of Aanganbari Sewika, contrary to the prescribed procedures and without giving her adequate opportunity of hearing.

(2.) According to the petitioner she was selected and appointed as Aanganbari Sewika for the Bhalsumar village upon due recommendations of the Selection Committee in June 1999 and was issued an appointment letter on 17.6.1999 by the respondent No. 5 (Child Development Project Officer. Dumka). after her appointment the petitioner claims that she was performing her duties to the satisfaction of the authorities and there were no complaints against her. Surprisingly, she alleges that by reason of the impugned letter, dated 28.8.2001, she was removed from her post, upon the orders and direction of the District Programme Officer, Dumka (Respondent No. 4) with immediate effect on the allegation of irregularity committed in her engagement. Photocopy of the letter dated 28.8.2001 is Annexure -2 to the Writ Petition.

(3.) According to the petitioner, the ground sought to be assigned in the im pugned order is irregularity in as much as her appointment was said to be not proper. She says that she is a permanent resident of the concerned village, belongs to a Backward Caste and that she is Teli' by caste. She also states that she is a matriculate and has all the requisite educational qualifications. She states that she was appointed by the "Aam Sabha" which is approved by the competent authority. She also says that she got training of an "Aanganbari Sewika" from the Bihar Educational Project, Dumka and a certificate was issued in that respect vide Annexure -6. She claims that she has also contributed to social works and has taken active part tn Literacy Programme for the illiterate and the underprivileged launched by the District Ad ministration, Dumka and a certificate to that effect was issued by the Deputy Commissioner -cum - Chairman -cum -Literacy Programme. Dumka for her voluntary contribution.