IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.430 of 2009 SMT.PAVITRA KUMARI, WIFE OF DR. MOHAN SINGH, R/O LOHIYA NAGAR, POLICE STATION-KANKERBAGH, IN THE TOWN AND DISTRICT OF PATNA. -PETITIONER Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE SECRETARY, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA. 4. THE CENTRAL SOCIAL WELFARE BOARD, THROUGH ITS CHAIRPERSON, SAMAJ KALYAN BHAWAN, B-12 QUTAB INSTITUTIONAL AREA, NEW DELHI- 110 016. 5. Dr. (PROF.)SITA SINHA, WIFE OF NOT KNOWN TO THE APPELLANT, PRESENTLY WORKING AS LECTURER IN POLITICAL SCIENCE, S.M.D. COLLEGE, PUNPUN, DISTRICT-PATNA. -RESPONDENTS 2 21.04.2009 Name of the writ petitioner along with two other candidates were recommended by the Secretary of the Social Welfare Department vide Memo. no.1348 dated 31.7.2006 to the Chairperson for granting sanction in favour of one candidate for the post of Chairperson for reconstitution of the Bihar State Social Welfare Advisory Board. Writ petitioner’s name was recommended for the appointment as Chairperson along with recommendations of fifteen names for 2 appointment as members of Central Board nominees in the State Welfare Board. The State Welfare Board is functioning with the funds given by the State Government and Central Government. The names recommended in 2006 was not accepted by the State Government. Thereafter, a panel of three names was sent and those names were not approved by the Central Board. Again a panel of two names were sent on 8.2.2008 and 13 members with the recommendation of the Central Board and that is under consideration of the State Government. On getting news that respondent no.5 is going to be appointed the petitioner filed the writ petition. Petitioner has not got vested right to get herself appointed as the Chairman of the Board merely by inclusion of her name in the panel prepared in 2006. She cannot claim that she can only be appointed as Chairman. A new panel has been prepared on 9.2.2008 with the approval of the Central Board and it is for the State to approve it or not. Since there is no vested or legal right to the petitioner to be appointed as Chairman of the Bihar State Social Welfare Board, we are of the opinion that no grounds 3 are made out for interfering with the order passed in the writ petition and hence, the appeal is dismissed. (J.B. Koshy, CJ.) (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.) AAhmad