IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12814 of 2007 NIRMALA KUMARI wife of Birendra Kumar, resident of village Jagdeo Nagar, Police Station Nawada (Ara), P.O. Nawada (Ara), Block Ara Sadar, District Bhojpur at Ara. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.The Secretary, Department of Welfare, Government of Bihar, Patna. 3.The District Magistrate Bhojpur at Ara 4.The Deputy Development Commissioner Ara. 5.The District Welfare Officer Bhojpur at Ara. 6.The Sub-divisional officer sadar Ara. 7.The Block Development Officer Ara Sadar, District Bhojpur at Ara 8.The Child Development Project officer Ara Sadar, District Bhojpur at Ara. 9.Abha kumari wife of Bhadur Kamlesh narain Singh, daughter in law of Sanjay narain Singh, resident of mohalla jagdeo nagar Ara, Police Station and p.O. Nawada (Ara0, District Bhojpur at Ara. ----------- 2 17/12/2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner. No one appears for the State. Prayer of the petitioner in this writ application reads as follows:- “That this is an application for issuance of an appropriate writ order or direction to the respondents for quashing the appointment of Respondent no.9 made on the post of Angan bari Sevika of Centre No.244, Ward No.42 (Mushar Toli) Bazar Samiti, Ara Town on the ground, she does not come under the eligibility prescribed for the post of Angan Bari Sevika as her father in law is retired employee getting pension from State ex-chequere and be further give the direction to the respondents for beneficieries of Ward No.42 for appointing the Angan Bari Sevika of Centre No.244 was held on 17.4.2007 and petitioner was declared selected having got position no.1 the panel but the letter of appointment was not 2 issued by the C.D.P.O. and against that representation filed by the petitioner before the authorities are pending and till this date who have not pass any order.” Counsel for the petitioner would invite attention of this Court towards Annexure-4, a representation filed by the petitioner before the Collector of the district on 15.6.2007. Counsel submits that the said representation has not been disposed of till date. As noted above, no one is appearing on behalf of the State nor any counter affidavit has been filed. In that view of the matter, the statement of the petitioner in the writ application with regard to the pendency of the representation before the Collector of the district has to be accepted. That being so, the Collector of the district of Bhojpur is hereby directed to ensure that the representation of the petitioner as contained in Annexure-4 is disposed of by a speaking order within the time limit now fixed in the recent circular of the State Government dated 10.12.2009. With the aforementioned observation/direction this application is disposed of. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)