IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14475 of 2001 SHANTI MISHRA & ORS Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR & ORS ----------- 4/ 26-Sep-08 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. Although there are twenty one petitioners in this writ petition who claim to have requisite experience for being appointed on the post of Lady Supervisor under the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) sponsored by the World Bank, they do not claim any right of appointment on such posts but only insist that in accordance with policy decision of the State Government contained in Annexure-4 dated 15.7.1994 the large number of vacant posts of Lady Supervisor, said to be 411 in the Patna division itself, should be filled up as per prescribed procedure by the competent authority. According to the petitioners as per Government policy decision 25 per cent of the posts of Lady Supervisor have been kept reserved for appointment from amongst eligible Anganbari Sevikas and many experienced Anganbari Sevikas are in fact performing the duties of Lady Supervisor without any monetary benefits. It is the case of the petitioners that although the World Bank has provided the funds, only due to inaction of the 2 concerned authorities the posts are not being filled up for last several years although a request to that effect was made by the Commissioner of the Patna Division also through his letter dated 15.9.1997 (Annexure-5). In the counter affidavit it has been stated in Paragraph-6 that matter of appointment of Lady Supervisor against the vacant post on contract basis only, 25 per cent posts are earmarked for Anganbari Sevikas/ workers is under active consideration of the State Government. The counter affidavit appears to have been prepared on 20th September, 2004 but according to the petitioners nothing has been done so far. Although the right of the petitioners is only to be considered for appointment to the post of Lady Supervisor in accordance with law and policy decision of the State Government, it is apparent that due to inaction of the concerned authorities of the State Government the prejudice is bound to occur, although funds are being provided by the World Bank. The eligible Angabari Sevikas are bound to suffer unnecessary loss because as claimed, many of them are performing duties of Lady Supervisor without adequate remuneration for that post. In the aforesaid facts and circumstance the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the concerned respondents to expedite the process for engaging 3 Lady Supervisors in accordance with law and policy decision of the State without any delay, preferably within six months from the date of production/communication of a copy of this order. perwez (Shiva Kirti Singh, J.)