URMILA DEVI vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS

CWP-5039-2026 -1- 118 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-5039-2026 DECIDED ON: 07.05.2026 URMILA SINGH ....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STSTE OF HARYANA AND ORS. ....RESPONDENT(S) CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANDEEP MOUDGIL. Present: Mr. A.K. Yadav, Advocate for the petitioner(s) SANDEEP MOUDGIL, J Prayer 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing of the order dated 27.03.2025 whereby the services of the petitioner as an ASHA Worker were terminated allegedly in violation of the principles of natural justice and the operational guidelines governing ASHA Workers under the National Rural Health Mission, along with a consequential prayer for reinstatement in service. Brief Facts 2. The factual matrix, as borne out from the pleadings, reveals that the petitioner was appointed as an ASHA Worker in the year 2007 and continued to discharge her duties for a considerable period. The controversy commenced when notices dated 31.12.2024 and 10.01.2025 were issued to the petitioner alleging absence from monthly meetings. Thereafter, another notice dated 07.01.2025 came to be served alleging non-performance of dut