WP(C) 2297/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE T VAIPHEI Heard Mr AM Barbhuiya, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr J S ingh, the learned Standing counsel, Social Welfare Department. It is not in dispute at the Bar that this case is squarely covered by a decision of this Court dated 10.12.2009 passed in connection with WP(C) No. 6299 /2007. The case of the petitioner is that following due selection process, she was appointed to the post of Anganwadi Worker on 23.12.2009 at Paikan East Angan wadi Centre No. 215 under Hailakandi ICDS Project, Hailakandi. After joining th e post, she was surprised to find that a non-local candidate i.e. respondent No. 6 has also joined the same post for which she was appointed by giving preferenc e to her. This is how this writ petition came to be filed by the petitioner. T he case of the petitioner is that the selection and appointment of respondent No . 6 has been made in contravention of the adopted guidelines for such selection process. One of the guidelines to be followed isthat the candidate selected for the appointment to the post of Anganwadi Worker should be, a local woman residi ng in the same area where Anganwadi Centre was located and that a certificate of residence shall be obtained from the village Headman (Gaonburah). The State re spondents, however, claimed that the respondent No. 6 is also a local woman resi ding in the same Anganwadi Centre. In view of the allegations and counter alleg ations made by the rival parties concerning residency of the petitioner and the respondent No. 6, adjudication of such disputed question of facts cannot be made effectively by a writ court in exercise of its summary jurisdiction. It is sta ted at the Bar that a Committee has already been constituted by the Commissioner and Secretary, Social Welfare Department in terms of the direction passed by th is Court from time to time, one of which is contained in the judgment dated 10.1 2.2009 in WP(C) No. 6299/2007. The case of the petitioner together with the res pondent No. 6 shall be referred to this Committee by the Director, Social Welfar e Department for consideration in accordance with the guidelines and principles contained in WP(C) No. 6299/2007. The writ petition is allowed to the extent indicated above. A copy of t his order be furnished to the learned Standing counsel, Social Welfare Departmen t.