IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.2807 of 2004 ANCHAL KUMARI, wife of Sri Manoj Kumar, resident of village- Usari, P. S. Kako, District Jehanabad … Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Welfare, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Jehanabad District Jehanabad. 4. The Child Development Project Officer, Kako circle, Kako, District Jehanabad. 5. Smt. Punam Kumari, wife of Sri Ramanuj Tiwary, Resident of Village –Usari, P. S. Kako, District –Jehanabad. …Respondents. ----------- 7. 09.11.2009. Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. Prayer made in this writ petition of the petitioner reads as follows:- “(I) To issue appropriate writ in the nature of writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to show cause as to why the petitioner be not selected as “Anganbari Sewika” for the village- Usari, being only suitable candidate for the same in terms of the guidelines issued by the State Govt. (II) To issue writ in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to cancel the selection of the respondent no. 5 as Anganbari sewika for the village-Usari, as she has been selected in complete violation of the guidelines issued by the Government for this purpose and further to direct the respondents not to act in arbitrary and malafide manner in violation of the guidelines of the Govt. with regard to selection of Anganbari Sewika.” 2 The petitioner has stated that as against selection the petitioner filed representations before the District Magistrate, Jehanabad and Commissioner of Magadh Division, Gaya vide annexure- 8 and 9 to the writ application but no decision thereon was taken leaving the petitioner with no remedy to move this court. A counter affidavit has been filed wherein the statements contained in paragraphs 18 and 20 has been stated to immaterial and irrelevant. “18. That the petitioner immediately after coming to know about the selection of the respondent no. 5 as Anganbari Sewika, has protested the matter and the husband of the petitioner filed detail representation before the District Magistrate, Jehanabad on 23.9.2002 stating therein that the respondent no. 5, who belong to Brahmin Caste has been selected as Anganbari Sewika, which is in violation of the guidelines issued by the State Govt. 20. That the petitioner has again filed a detail representation on 3.12.2003 before all the concern authorities including the respondents-re-iterating her earlier grievance and has requested to cancel the selection of the respondent no. 5, as she has been selected in complete ignorance of the procedure and the guidelines issued by the State Govt. But till date, the respondent authorities 3 having deaf ear, have not taken any action in order to cancel the selection of the respondent no. 5.” This court would fail to understand that when the Government itself has provided for a remedy in the matter of selection of Anganbari Sewika which was earlier vested in the Commissioner of the Division and now vested in the Collector how the petitioner’s representations as contained in annexure- 8 and 9 can be said to be irrelevant. That being so, this court would direct now the District Magistrate to look into the grievance of the petitioner and dispose of her representation as contained in Annexure-8 by speaking order within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforementioned observations and directions, this writ application is disposed of. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)