Anganwadi Helper Has Preferential Right for Promotion as Worker, Transferee Cannot Claim the Post: Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court recently held that when a vacancy arises at an Anganwadi Centre, the existing Anganwadi Helper working at that centre has a preferential right to be considered for promotion to the post of Anganwadi Worker. The Court further clarified that such a right cannot be defeated by transferring another Anganwadi Worker on the ground of marriage. The judgment was delivered by a Division Bench comprising Chief…