Allahabad High Court

SMT. SARLA DEVIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 5 OTHERS

Decided: 5 May 2026
Bench: PRAKASH PADIA

Holding

Since the petitioner did not challenge the specific findings of the order, the Court could not grant relief and dismissed the writ petition.

Summary

Smt. Sarla Devi filed a writ petition challenging an order dated 02.01.2026 issued by the District Programme Officer, Prayagraj, which confirmed the selection of another candidate for the post of Anganwadi Karyakarta based on a lower annual income (Rs.46,000) and higher merit marks (16.355) compared to the petitioner’s higher income (Rs.48,000) and lower marks (14.333). The petitioner sought relief on the basis of the selection criteria. The High Court observed that the specific findings recorded in the impugned order – namely the income and merit comparison – were not contested in the present petition. Consequently, the Court held that it could not grant any relief and dismissed the writ petition. The dismissal was pronounced by Justice Prakash Padia on 6 May 2026.

Issues considered

What relief, if any, can be granted when the petitioner does not challenge the specific findings of the impugned order?

Subjects

Anganwadi recruitment
income certificate
merit marks
administrative selection
writ petition
judicial review
relief denial

Judgment

          HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
                           WRIT - A No. - 6726 of 2026

Smt. Sarla Devi
                                                                   .....Petitioner(s)
                                      Versus

State Of U.P. And 5 Others
                                                                .....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s)          : Amit Kumar Rajput, Sandeep Kumar
                                     Jaiswal
Counsel for Respondent(s)          : C.S.C.

Court No. - 6
                      HON'BLE PRAKASH PADIA, J.

1. Earlier petitioner approached this Court by filing a petition being Writ
A No.15763 of 2025, which was finally disposed of by Coordinate Bench
of this Court vide judgement and order dated 28.10.2025 by which
respondent no.4-District Programme Officer, Prayagraj was directed to
decide the claim of the petitioner in accordance with law. Pursuant to the
aforesaid, order dated 02.01.2026 was passed by the respondent no.4,
which is under challenge in the present writ petition.

2. In the order impugned specific findings has been recorded that as per
income certificate provided by the selected candidate/respondent no.6 her
annual income is Rs.46,000/- and she obtained 16.355 marks on account
of which she was selected on the post of Anganwadi Karyakatri. In so far
as petitioner is concerned, it is stated that as per income certificate annual
income of the petitioner is Rs.48,000/- the mark is 14.333. The operative
portion reads as follows ;-

"्ऺाप्त आवेदनों के सापे्ष शासनादेश संख्या-19/2023/3975/58-1-2022-2/1 (22)
10 टी0सी0-1 िदनाक 21 माचर्, 2023 में दी गई वरीयता के अनुसार ्शीमती कु० ्श्धा देवी
पत्नी ्शी मंगला ्ऺसाद िनवासी ्षाम हरग़ा िवकास खण्ड मेजा जनपद ्ऺयागराज का चयन
ऑन लाइन भरे गये अपने आवेदन पंजीकरण कमांक AWW/61/717/610190 के साथ
तहसीलदार मेजा ्ऺयागराज के स्तर से िनगर्त आय ्ऺमाण प्ऴ संख्या 457241034066
िदनांक 04.10.2024 वािषक आय रू0 46000/- के आधार पर गरीबी रेखा से नीचे जीवन
यापन करने वाले पिरवार की मिहला के रूप में वरीयता ्ऺदान करते हुए एवं उच्चतम मेिरट 16.
355 अंक ्ऺाप्त होने के कारण आंगनबाड़ी कायर्क्ऴी के पद पर हुआ है।
                                                                                                    WRIA No. 6726 of 2026
                                                                        2




                                    ि्षतीय वरीयता पर रहीं यािचनी / आवेिदका ्शीमती सरला देवी पत्नी ्शी राजेन््श कुमार िनवासी
                                    ्षाम हरग़ा िवकास खण्ड मेजा जनपद ्ऺयागराज ्षारा ऑन लाइन भरे गये अपने आवेदन
                                    पंजीकरण कमांक AWW/61/717/638148 के साथ तहसीलदार मेजा ्ऺयागराज के स्तर से
                                    िनगर्त आय ्ऺमाण प्ऴ संख्या 457241041747 िदनांक 26.10.2024 वािषक आय रू0
                                    48000/- के आधार पर गरीबी रेखा से ऊपर जीवन यापन करने वाले पिरवार की मिहला के
                                    रूप में होने एवं मेिरट 14.333 अंक ्ऺाप्त है। इस ्ऺकार यािचनी चयिनत ्शीमती ्श्धा देवी से
                                    मेिरट में भी कम है।"

                                    3. The aforesaid findings recorded in the aforesaid order is not under
                                    challenge in the present writ petition hence Court is of the opinion that no
                                    relief could be granted to the petitioner in the present writ petition.

                                    4. The writ petition is dismissed.



                                                                                                    (Prakash Padia,J.)
                                    May 6, 2026
                                    Pramod Tripathi




Digitally signed by :-
PRAKASH PADIA
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad

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