IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.17014 of 2007 BUDHANI DEVI, wife of Chandeshwar Sada, resident of village Rajghat, Ward No.11, Mushahari Tole Purab, P.O. Kundal via Singhia, P.S. Singhia, District Samastipur … Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Secretary, Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 3. The Collector, Samastipur 4. The District Welfare Officer, Samastipur 5. The District Welfare Officer, Samastipur 6. The Child Development Project Officer, Singhia, District Samastipur 7. The Mukhia, Gram Panchayat Kundal-2, P.S. Singhia, District Samastipur 8. Dukhani Devi, wife of Indal Rajak, resident of village Raj Ghat, Mushahari Tole, Ward No.12, P.O. Kundal, P.S. Singhia, District Samastipur … 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: “(i) For the issuance of an appropriate writ/ direction to select the petitioner as Anganbari Sahaika for Raj Ghat Mushahari Kendra, under Kundal-2, Gram Panchayat, Block Singhia, District Samastipur. (ii) For the issuance of any other appropriate writ to cancel/ quash the selection/ employment of respondent no.8 or any other person if selected as Anganbari Sahaika for Rajghat Mushahari Kendra, under Singhia Block situated within Samastipur district.” 2 With reference to the aforementioned relief, counsel for the petitioner would submit that a representation for the same relief was filed by the petitioner before the Collector of Samastipur 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 Samastipur District to dispose of the representation of the petitioner, as contained in Annexure 2, 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, respondent no. 8 as also representative of 3 concerned Gram Panchayat. In order to expedite the matter, 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/