RANCHI, India, Dec. 11 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on Nov. 11:

1. The instant review application has been preferred by the petitioner indicating therein that the last sentence in paragraph-4 of the order under review is not a fact and as such, there is error apparent on record. For brevity, the last sentence of para-4 of the order dated 24th July, 2024 in W.P. (S) No.4625 of 2023 is extracted hereinbelow:

"Even otherwise after the discharge of this petitioner a fresh Anganwari Sewika has already been appointed and she is working."

2. Learned counsel for the Review petitioner submits that after disposal of the writ application, the petitioner inquired from the concerned office through R.T.I. whereby it has been answered by the concerned respondent (Annexure-6), that the post of Anganbari Sewika is vacant.

3. This fact has not been disputed by the respondents; as such, this Court feels that this sentence in the order under review is error apparent on record and the same stands deleted from the order dated 24th July, 2024.

4. Learned counsel for the respondents had contended during course of argument that this was not the only ground for rejection of the writ application, but the fact remains that the said post of Anganbari Sewika is vacant which has been admitted by the respondents in course of argument also. Therefore, simply dismissing the case on other grounds will not suffice the interest of justice; accordingly, para-4 of the order dated 24th July, 2024 is modified after review as under:

"4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and after going through the order of termination, it appears that no reason has been assigned by the concerned officer; as such, it cannot be said that the order is stigmatic in nature. Further from perusal of Annexure-10 which is the order passed by the appellate authority, it appears that the respondent no.2 has taken note of each and every aspect and the report of other officers and came to the conclusion that the work of the petitioner was not satisfactory. Since it has come to the knowledge of the Court that the post of Anganbari Sewika is still vacant and the said Anganbari Centre is running without any Sewika; as such, interest of justice would be sufficed by directing the concerned respondent to initiate process of appointment of fresh Anganbari Sewika and till the appointment of new Anganbari Sewika, the concerned authority should notice this petitioner to work on the same post with an undertaking that she would not create any problem and she would work with utmost satisfaction of the seniors. The concluding direction is only for the reason that no Anganbari Centre should remain vacant for years together."

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=A9S7c5LDIsB6RXaCf816x8qL4VQajcndxf6hE5NWwkdETehdrYreZv4MTqsweyzk&caseno=C.Rev./117/2025&cCode=1&cino=JHHC010262242025&state_code=7&appFlag=)

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