IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1896 of 2009 DEVAWANTI DEVI, Wife of Ayodheya Ram, resident of village-Gogahra, P.O.-Gauri, P.S.-Karagahar, District-Rohtas. ………Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Director, the Integrated Child Development Scheme, Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Rohtas. 4. The District Programme Officer, Rohtas. 5. The Child Development Project Officer, Karagahar, Rohtas. 6. The Mukhiya, Arasaya Gram Panchayat, Karagahar, Rohtas. ……….Respondents. ----------- 3/ 29.06.2010 I.A. No. 2353 of 2010 with C.W.J.C. No. 1896 of 2009. The writ application has been filed by the petitioner for quashing the order dated 10.12.2008 contained in Memo No. 897 passed by the District Programme Officer, Rohtas, whereby selection/appointment of petitioner on the post of Anganbari Sewika for Gogahara Anganbari Centre has been cancelled and a direction has been issued to start the selection process of Anganbari Sewika afresh. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the impugned order has been by the District Programme Officer, Rohtas, who is not vested with such powers under the guidelines relating to selection of Anganbari Sewika. This issue has already been decided by the Division Bench in a decision report in 2010 (2) PLJR 374 (Prabha Kumari Devi Vs. The State of Bihar and Ors.). Considering these facts, the impugned order dated 10.12.2008 contained in Memo No. 897 as well as the - 2 - subsequent order issued by Child Development Project Officer, Karagahar, Rohtas, vide Letter No. 41 dated 18.02.2010, are quashed. The District Programme Officer, Rohtas, may submit his report this matter, as provided under Clause 8 of the guidelines. In the light of the decision report in 2010(2) PLJR 374(Prabha Kumari Devi Vs. The State of Bihar and Ors.), on submission of such report by the District Programme Officer, the District Magistrate, Rohtas, will pass necessary order in accordance with Clause 8(iii) of the guidelines, after issuing notice to all concerned and by passing a speaking order within one month of the submission of the report. This writ application as well as interlocutory application is allowed. Sanjeet/ (Mridula Mishra, J.)