Shimla, March 17 -- Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that Anganwadi helpers who have rendered long years of service have a legitimate claim to promotion as Anganwadi workers.
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice Bipin Chandra Negi made this observation while hearing a writ petition filed by a woman who had served as an Anganwadi helper for over two decades.
The petitioner, Tara Devi, contended that despite her prolonged service, she had been denied promotion to the post of Anganwadi worker.
The court passed a six-page verdict recently and released it to the media on March 16, noting that Anganwadi helpers, who perform essential grassroots duties under the Integrated Child Development Service...