IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12974 of 2010 1. RINA KUMARI W/O RAHUL KUMAR R/O VILL.- MADHOPUR, P.S.GOVINDPUR, DIST.-NAWADA. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, GOVT.OF BIHAR, PATNA. 3. THE COMMISSIONER, MAGADH DIVISION, GAYA. 4. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, NAWADA. 5. THE DISTRICT PROGRAMME OFFICER, NAWADA. 6. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, GOVINDPUR BLOCK, DISTRICT-NAWADA. 7. THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER, GOVINDPUR, DIST.-NAWADA. 8. THE MUKHIYA, GRAM PANCHAYAT-MADHOPUR, BLOCK-GOVINDPUR, DIST.-NAWADA. 9. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT- MADHOPUR, BLOCK-GOVINDPUR, DIST.-NAWADA. 10. SMT.MANJU KUMARI W/O SUNIL KUMAR VERMA R/O VILL.-MADHOPUR CHERKI, P.S.-GOVINDPUR, DIST.-NAWADA. ----------- 3 11.02.2011 Earlier an order was passed by the District Programme Officer cancelling the engagement of the petitioner as Anganwari Sevika. Petitioner moved in appeal against the said order before the Collector, Nawada which was registered as Case No.95(M) of 2009. The said appeal was disposed of by order dated 10.11.2009, by which the order of the District Programme Officer was set aside and the matter was remitted back to him for reconsideration. As rightly pointed out by learned counsel for the petitioner that a Division Bench, case reported in 2010 (2) PLJR 374, 2 has already held that the District Programme Officer has no power to cancel the engagement of the Anganwari Sevikas. Therefore, the remand order of the Collector is bad in law. The said order of the Collector, therefore, as contained in Annexure-3, is set aside and the matter is remitted back to the Collector, Nawada to consider the grievances of the petitioner on merits and decide the same within the time frame fixed by the Guidelines for disposal of appeals. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in the meanwhile new selection process has started. Therefore, petitioner is given liberty to file a petition before the Collector, Nawada for stay of the selection process which shall be considered and appropriate orders shall be passed on the same by the Collector, Nawada. The writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Arvind/ ( J. N. Singh, J.)