IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.16564 of 2007 SMT.RANJANA DEVI, wife of Sri Chhabbu Ram, resident of village Tilak nagar, P.O. & P.S. Allauli, District Khagaria … Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Commissioner cum Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Bihar, Patna 3. The Deputy Development Officer, Khagaria 4. The District Magistrate, Khagaria 5. The District Welfare Officer, Khagaria 6. The Block Development Officer, Allauli, Khagaria 7. The Child Development Project Officer, Allauli, Khagaria 8. The Panchayat Secretary, Amba (Kharua), Gram Panchayat Raj, Allauli, Khagaria 9. The Mukhiya, Amba (Kharua) Gram Panchayat Raj Alloauli, Khagaria … Respondents. ----------- 2. 18.12.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. The prayer of the petitioner in this writ application reads as follows: “This is an application for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other writ or writs, order or orders, direction or directions, commanding the respondents particularly, the respondent no.7, to select the petitioner on the post of Sahaika in Centre No. 167 of Morkahi Panchayat as reserved post according to rule mentioned in the advertisement.” With reference to the aforementioned relief, counsel for the 2 petitioner would submit that a representation for the same relief was filed by the petitioner before the Collector of Khagaria district but no order has been passed thereon till date. In the opinion of this Court, once the Government has provided in the Scheme for appointment on the post of Anganwari Sevika that any issue relating to selection/ appointment on the post of Anganbari Sevika in the first instance has to be looked into and decided by the Collector of the District, the representation filed by the petitioner for this purpose ought to have been disposed of. That having not been done, this Court would direct the Collector of Khagaria District to dispose of the representation of the petitioner, as contained in Annexure 4, by a reasoned order within the time frame now prescribed by the State Government in the latest circular dated 10.12.2009, of course after affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as also representative of concerned Gram Panchayat. In order to expedite the matter, 3 this Court would also direct the petitioner to produce this order alongwith a copy of her earlier representation before the Collector of the District. With the aforementioned observations and directions, this writ application is disposed of. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/