DEEP MALA vs U T OF J AND K TH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SOCIAL WELFARE DEPTT AND OTHERS — WP(C)/1387/2023

Case under Article 226-Section103 Section 1A. Disposed: Contested--Dismissed on 01st April 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 29-May-2023

CNR: JKHC020028232023

Filing Number

WP(C)/2075/2023

Filing Date

25-May-2023

Registration No

WP(C)/1387/2023

Registration Date

26-May-2023

Judge

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar

Coram

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

SB SERVICE WRIT PETITIONS ( 100 )

Sub-Category

MATTERS PERTAINING TO STATE GOVT. ( 2 )

Judicial Branch

SERVICE WRIT PETITION (SWP)

Decision Date

01-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Dismissed

Last updated 30-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Article 226-Section103 Section 1A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.DEEP MALA

    Adv. SHIVANI JALALI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.U T OF J AND K TH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SOCIAL WELFARE DEPTT AND OTHERS

    Adv. JOGINDER SINGH THAKUR 1123

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 01-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay DharView PDF

    The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir dismissed Deep Mala's writ petition challenging the 2023 Anganwadi Worker recruitment advertisement. The court held that since the advertisement was issued after a new recruitment policy (Govt. Order 222-JK of 2022) superseded the previous 2017 policy, the old criteria granting preference to existing helpers could not be applied to the selection process. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 01-Apr-2026

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar

  4. 11-Feb-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay DharView PDF

  5. 11-Feb-2026

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani

  6. 01-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal WaniView PDF

  7. 01-Dec-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani

  8. 31-Oct-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal WaniView PDF

  9. 31-Oct-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ma Chowdhary

  10. 26-Sep-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ma Chowdhary

  11. 03-Sep-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul

  12. 20-Aug-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vinod Chatterji KoulView PDF

  13. 20-Aug-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani

  14. 30-Jul-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ma Chowdhary

  15. 07-Jul-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ma ChowdharyView PDF

  16. 07-Jul-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal Wani

  17. 28-Apr-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal

  18. 09-Apr-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul

  19. 25-Mar-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sindhu Sharma

  20. 12-Mar-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal

  21. 24-Feb-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Wasim Sadiq NargalView PDF

  22. 24-Feb-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi

  23. 04-Feb-2025

    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Moksha Khajuria KazmiView PDF

  24. 04-Feb-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sindhu Sharma

  25. 27-Jan-2025

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sindhu Sharma

  26. 10-Dec-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi

  27. 26-Nov-2024

    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Moksha Khajuria KazmiView PDF

  28. 26-Nov-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi

  29. 19-Nov-2024

    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Moksha Khajuria KazmiView PDF

  30. 19-Nov-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul

  31. 11-Nov-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul

  32. 21-Oct-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Moksha Khajuria Kazmi

  33. 07-Oct-2024

    Hon'ble Ms. Justice Moksha Khajuria KazmiView PDF

  34. 07-Oct-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal

  35. 18-Sep-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rahul Bharti

  36. 21-Aug-2024

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rahul BhartiView PDF

  37. 12-Jul-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul

  38. 03-Jun-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal

  39. 17-May-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal

  40. 29-Apr-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar

  41. 20-Mar-2024

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev KumarView PDF

  42. 20-Mar-2024

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev KumarView PDF

  43. 20-Mar-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar

  44. 28-Feb-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sindhu Sharma

  45. 09-Feb-2024

    For Admission After Notice

    Registrar Judicial

  46. 21-Dec-2023

    Registrar JudicialView PDF

  47. 21-Dec-2023

    For Taking Steps

    Registrar Judicial

  48. 16-Nov-2023

    Registrar JudicialView PDF

  49. 20-Oct-2023

    Registrar JudicialView PDF

  50. 20-Oct-2023

    For Taking Steps

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh Oswal

  51. 28-Aug-2023

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajnesh OswalView PDF

  52. 28-Aug-2023

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal

  53. 11-Aug-2023

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar

  54. 11-Aug-2023

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Kumar

  55. 31-Jul-2023

    For Admission After Notice

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sindhu Sharma

  56. 29-May-2023

    Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Sindhu SharmaView PDF

  57. 29-May-2023

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  58. 25-May-2023

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP(C)/1387/2023

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir dismissed Deep Mala's writ petition challenging the 2023 Anganwadi Worker recruitment advertisement. The court held that since the advertisement was issued after a new recruitment policy (Govt. Order 222-JK of 2022) superseded the previous 2017 policy, the old criteria granting preference to existing helpers could not be applied to the selection process. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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