IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10155 of 2008 1.Rita Devi, wife of Shri Ajay Kumar Singh 2.Sunaina Devi, wife of Harendra Ram Both resident of village Madhurapur Kushde, P.O. & P.S. Lalganj, District- Vaishali ……… Petitioners Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.The District Magistrate, Vaishali 3.The SDO, Vaishali 4.The District Welfare Officer, Vaishali 5.The Chief Development Project Officer, Lalganj, Vaishali 6.Mukhiya, Kharauna Gram Panchayat, P.S. Lalganj, District- Vaishali 7.Secretary, Kharauna Gram Panchayat, P.S. Lalganj, District- Vaishali. ………….Respondents ----------- 3. 04/03/2011 Learned counsel for the petitioners placed the order dated 30.8.2007 passed by the Collector, Vaishali, as contained in Annexure- 4. He submits that in the enquiry it was found that the petitioners were included in the first merit list, but later on merit list was changed and names of some other candidates were mentioned in their places. The Collector has found that gross illegalities were committed by the Panchayat Sevak, Mukhiya and other authority of the Panchayat Raj against which he has directed for initiation of proceeding. However, instead of passing any order for allowing the petitioners to join on the basis of earlier merit list, he has directed the Child Development Project Officer 2 to initiate fresh proceeding for selection and complete the same in accordance with the Guidelines. From the order of the Collector, it appears that the petitioners’ name were in the earlier merit list but the same was interpolated and therefore selection of the persons later on included in the merit list was cancelled. The Collector has found that in the entire process of selection there was interpolation, fraud and overwriting and therefore, he directed the Child Development Project Officer to hold fresh selection strictly in terms of the Guidelines. Even if the case of the petitioners is accepted, they were only placed above in the first merit list. But this only does not create any right in them to get engagement letter on the basis of such placement. This Court does not find any error in the direction of the Collector issued to the Child Development Project Officer to initiate fresh selection process strictly in terms of the Guidelines. Accordingly, this Court does not find any merit in the writ application and the same 3 is accordingly dismissed. Petitioners will be at liberty to appear in the next selection process and stake their claim for consideration on merits. Pradeep/ ( J. N. Singh,J.)