IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14856 of 2007 Prabha Kumari, Wife of Shri Shiv Kumar Yadav, Resident of Village Birampur, P.O. Sonpura, P.S. Udwant Nagar, District Bhojpur (Ara). --------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Social Welfare, I.C.D.S. Directorate, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4. The District Collector, Bhojpur at Ara. 5. The District Welfare Officer, Bhojpur at Ara. 6. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Bhojpur. 7. The Child Development Project Officer, Udwant Nagar, District Bhojpur. 8. The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Adaora, P.S. Udwant Nagar, District Bhojpur (Ara). 9. Sunaina Devi, Wife of Birendra Singh, Resident of Village Khiritad, P.S. Udwant Nagar, District Bhojpur. -------- Respondents ----------- 2 18.12.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. The prayer of the petitioner in this writ application reads as follows:- “A(A) A Mandamus commanding the respondents authorities particularly respondent no.7 to produce the appointment/ selection letter of Respondent no.9 along with the record of her selection on the post of Anganwari Sevika for Anganwari Centre at Birampur, Ward No.8 under Gram Panchayat Adaura (hereinafter referred to as Anganwari Centre in question in short) in the District of Bhojpur as also the proceeding 2 of General Body Meeting dated 6.2.2007 or any subsequent general body meeting conveyed for that purpose, be further pleased to quash the same on the ground that the selection of respondent no.9 on the post of Anganwari Sevika for Anganwai Centre in question is in complete violation of Government Circulars and orders having statutory force. (B) A mandamus particularly respondent no.7 and 8 to issue a selection letter in favour of the petitioner for the post of Anganwari Sevika for the Anganwari Centre in question since she was the most suitable candidate for the post of Anganwari Sevika for Anganwari Centre of Ward no.8 (Birampur) under Gram Panchayat Adaura in the District of Bhojpur (Ara) or alternatively respondent authorities may be directed to convene a fresh General Body Meeting for fresh selection on the post of Anganwari Sevika for Anganwari Centre in questioni in which the petitioner and all other eligible candidates may be allowed to participate for this selection on the said post.” With reference to the aforementioned 3 reliefs, counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner intends to move the Collector of the District by filing a compact representation. In the opinion of this court, recourse chosen by the petitioner seems to be correct inasmuch as the scheme for appointment on the post of Anganbari Sevika itself envisages the redressal of grievance pertaining to selection/appointment on the post of Anganbari Sevika in the first instance by the Collector of the District. That being so, this court would give liberty to the petitioner to file a compact representation which, if filed along with this order, will be disposed within the time limit fixed by the State Government in the Circular dated 10.12.2009 by a reasoned order after affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, respondent no. 9 and the representative of concerned gram panchayat. With the aforementioned observations and directions, this writ application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)