IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9943 of 2010 1. SUNITA KUMARI, W/O SRI SURENDRA MAHTO, R/O VILLAGE KONIPAR, P.O. DHIGHRI, P.S. SURAJGARHA, DISTRICT LAKHISARAI. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF WELFARE, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF WELFARE, BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE,LAKHISARAI. 4. THE DISTRICT PROGRAMME OFFICER, LAKHISARAI. 5. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER SURAJGARHA, LAKHISARAI. 6. THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER, LAKHISARAI. 7. THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER, SURAJGARHA, LAKHISARAI. 8. MUKHIA GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ KABADPUR, P.S. SURAJGARAHA DISTRICT LAKHISARAI. 9. PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ ,KABADPUR, P.S. SURAJGARHA DISTRICT LAKHISARAI. ----------- 2/ 21/06/2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner claims to have been selected in 2009 for appointment on the post of Angan Bari Sevika for Ward No.17, Gram Panchayat Raj- Kobadpur, Kanipar Das Tola. She is aggrieved by denial of appointment. Learned counsel for the parties are not at issue that under a Division Bench judgement of this Court the District Magistrate is the authority competent to decide issues of eligibility for appointment as distinct from the powers of the District Programme Officer to decide matters of termination of Angan Bari Sevikas with regard to dereliction of duties only. Learned counsel for the petitioner concedes that the petitioner has not approached the District Magistrate prior to the filing of the present application. 2 If the petitioner moves the District Magistrate by filing application, let him decide the claims of the petitioner after hearing all concerned and granting a personal hearing within a maximum period of four months from the date of filing/presentation of such application by the petitioner along with a copy of the present order. The application is disposed. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)