Patna High Court
Sakeena KhatoonversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors
- Decided
- Disposal
- WITHDRAWN
- Bench
- PARTHA SARTHY
Holding
The application was dismissed as withdrawn.
Summary
The petitioner, Sakeena Khatoon, filed a writ petition seeking the quashing of a memo that cancelled her appointment as a sevika at an Aaganwari centre and directed the issuance of an appointment letter. The petition also sought directions to ensure the appointment in conformity with a prior letter. During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel requested permission to withdraw the application. The court granted the withdrawal and dismissed the petition as withdrawn. No substantive merits on the appointment issue were adjudicated.
Issues considered
- Whether the memo cancelling the appointment of the petitioner as sevika is valid and should be quashed
Subjects
- writ petition
- appointment cancellation
- public service recruitment
- withdrawal of application
- Aaganwari centre
- sevika
Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4755 of 2017
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Sakeena Khatoon W/o Md. Aftab, Resident/Vill.+P.O.- Dhamsain, P.S.-
Alinagar, District- Darbhanga.
... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Social Welfare
Department, Bihar.
2. The Director, I.C.D.S. Bihar, Patna.
3. The District Magistrate, Darbhanga.
4. The District Program Officer (ICDS), Darbhanga.
5. The Child Development Project Officer, Alinagar, Darbhanga.
6. The Female Supervisor-cum-member Secretary, Aaganwari Selection
Committee, Alinagar, Darbhanga.
7. Smt. Gulsan Sanowar, W/o Gulab, R/village- Dhamsain, Block- Alinagar,
District- Darbhanga.
... ... Respondent/s
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Appearance :
For the Petitioner : Ms. Diksha, Advocate
Mr. Pawan Kumar, Advocate
For the State : Ms. Kumari Amrita, GP-3
For the Resp. No.7 : Mr. Anil Singh, Advocate
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CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY
ORAL ORDER
3 20-01-2026 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
counsel for the respondent no.7.
2. The petitioner has filed the instant application for
the following reliefs :-
“[I] For issuance of an appropriate
writ/writs, order / orders, direction /directions
for quashing the letter contained in memo
no.175 dated 18.02.17 (Annexure-7) issued by
respondent no.4 as well as for quashing of all
consequential letter/letters, if any pursuant to
issuance of memo no.175 dated 18.02.17
whereby and where under earlier direction to
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issue appointment letter for the post of sevika at
Aaganwari Center code 121 (Aaganwari center
name-Dhamsain East-North part, Alinagar) in
favour of petitioner has been cancelled and
respondent no.6 was directed to ensure issuance
of appointment letter after completion of
selection process by holding Aam-sabha.
[II] For issuance of an appropriate
writ / writs, order /orders, direction /directions
respondents commanding upon authority to issue
appointment letter for the post of sevika at
Aaganwari Center code 121 (Aaganwari centre
name-Dhamsain East-North part, Alinagar) in
favour of petitioner in conformity with latter no.
84 dated 28.01.17 (Annexure-5) issued by
respondent no. 4.
[III] To pass such other order/orders
as Your Lordships may deem fit and proper in
the fact and circumstances of the case.”
3. Ms. Diksha, learned counsel on instructions of Mr.
Pawan Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks
permission to withdraw this application.
4. In view of the above, the application is dismissed as
withdrawn.
(Partha Sarthy, J)
avinash/-
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