IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14138 of 2007 Sunaina Kumari, D/o Budhan Mahto and Wife of Krishna Kumar, Mahto, Resident of Village Bhirha, P.O. Bhirha, P.S. Rosera, 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 Deputy Director, Darbhanga Pramandal, Darbhanga. 6. The Child Development Project Officer, Rosera, District Samastipur. 7. Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat, Bhirha (West), P.S. Rosera, District Samastipur. 8. Panchayat Secretary, Bhirha Gram Panchayat, P.S. Rosera, District Samastipur. 9. Poonam Kumari, W/o Manikant Roy, R/o Village Bhirha, P.S. Rosera, Distt. Samastipur. -------- Respondents ----------- 2 18.12.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. The prayer of petitioner in this writ application reads as follows:- “1(i) For the issuance of an appropriate writ/direction to select petitioner as Anganwari Sevika of Newly constituted “Angan Bari Kendra” Domtoli in Bhirha Gram Panchayat West situated within Rosera Block, District Samastipur. (ii) For the issuance of an appropriate writ to cancel/quash the selection/employment of Poonam Kumari Respondent no.9 who has been illegally selected/employed Angan Bari Sevika for Anganbari Kendra Dom Toli in Bhirha Gram Panchayat West situated within 2 Rosera Block Distt. Samastipur.” With reference to the aforementioned relief, counsel for the petitioner would submit that 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 Anganbari 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-9 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. 9 as also representative of concerned gram panchayat. 3 In order to expedite the matter, this court would also direct the petitioner to produce this order along with a copy of her earlier representation before the Collector of the district. With the aforementioned observations and directions, this writ application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)