Bombay High Court

RATNAMALA PRALHAD SALVEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: KISHORE C SANT SUSHIL M GHODESWAR

Holding

The Court held that the respondent authority must decide the petitioner’s claim and issue the appointment order within eight weeks.

Summary

Petitioner Ratnamala Pralhad Salve filed a writ petition seeking an appointment as Anganwadi Sevika, invoking two government resolutions dated 12 March 2008 and 13 August 2014. The petitioner asked the court to direct the respondent authority to decide her claim and issue an appointment order. The High Court examined the prayer and found no impediment to granting relief. The Court held that the petition could be allowed in terms of prayer clause (B). Consequently, the petition was allowed and the respondents were directed to consider the representation on its merit and issue the appointment order within eight weeks.

Issues considered

Whether the respondent authority is obligated to decide the petitioner’s claim for appointment as Anganwadi Sevika under the specified government resolutions and issue the appointment order?

Subjects

appointment
Anganwadi Sevika
writ petition
government resolution
public service appointment
high court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:3848-DB




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                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD


                            57 WRIT PETITION NO. 2801 OF 2018

                                 RATNAMALA PRALHAD SALVE
                                          VERSUS
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

           Mr. S.P.Dhoble, Advocate for the petitioner.
           Ms.Saie S. Joshi, AGP for the respondent-State.
           Mr.V.M. Vibhute, Advocate for respondent Nos. 3 and 4.

                                           CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT &
                                                   SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, JJ.
                                           DATE  : 28.01.2026

           PC :-

           01.          Heard learned Advocates for the parties.


           02.          Prayer clause (B) of the petition reads as under:-


                        “By issuing appropriate writ, order or direction the
                        respondent authority may kindly be directed to decide the
                        claim of the petitioner in view of the provisions of the
                        government resolution dated 12 th of March, 2008 and 13th of
                        August, 2014 and thereby directed to the respondent
                        authority to issue the appointment order in favour of the
                        petitioner on the post of Anganwadi Sevika. For that purpose
                        necessary directions may kindly be issued.”



           03.          Considering the prayer, this Court finds that the petition can
           be allowed in terms of the said prayer.
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04.                Therefore, this Writ Petition is allowed in terms of prayer
clause (B).                Needless to say that the respondents shall consider
representation on its own merit and decide the same within eight weeks
from today.




[SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.]                             [KISHORE C. SANT, J.]


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