IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.6457 of 2007 1. Sudha Kumari, wife of Sri Suresh Kumar, resident of Village Indaut, P.S. Hilsa, Post Babhanbaroi, Dist. Nalanda. 2. Subhadra KUmari, wife of Sri Shambhu Saran Singh, Resident of Village Indaut, P.S. Hilsa, Post Babhanbaroi, Dist. Naldna. 3. Sangeeta Kumari, wife of Sri Shailesh Prasad, Resident of Village Indoat, P.S. Hilsa, Post Babhanbaroi, Dist. Naldna. 4. Kanchan Mala, wife of Shambhu Prasad, resident of Village Lalsebigha, P.S. Hilsa, Post Babhanbaroi, Dist. Naldna. 5. Rinku Kumari, wife of Sri Subesh Kumar, Resident of Village Pakaribigha, P.S. Hilsa, Post Babhanbaroi, Dist. Naldna. 6. Kiran Devi, wife of Kisori Prasad, Resident of Village Lalsebigha, P.S. Hilsa, Post Babhanbaroi, Dist. Naldna. 7. Sanju Devi, wife of Karu Prasad, Resident of Village Pakaribigha, P.S. Hisla, Post Babhanbaroi, Dist. Naldna. 8. Babita Kumari, wife of Sanjeet Kumar, resident of Village Babhanbarui, P.S. Hilsa, Post Babhanbaroi, Dist. Naldna. 9. Sarita Kumari, wife of late Raja Ram Prasad, Resident of Village Kurniabigha, P.S. Hilsa, Post Babhanbaroi, Dist. Naldna. -------- Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Bihar, Patna. 2. District Officer cum District Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif. 3. Sub Divisional Welfare Officer, Nilsa, Nalanda. 4. Sub Divisional Welfare Officer, Hilsa, Nalanda. 5. Civil Surgeon cum Chief Medical Officer, Nalanda at Biharsharif. 6. In-charge Medical Officer, Primary Health Centre, Hilsa, Nalanda. 7. Mukhiya, Village Panchayat Indot, Hilsa, Nalanda. ---------- Respondents ----------- 3 13.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Admittedly, the petitioners’ engagement in a voluntary scheme, launched by the Health Department and District Health Society as Asha Worker even after being selected and sent on training, was confined to a period of one year. Such period, in fact, came to an end way back in the month of 2 September, 2007 itself. In that view of the matter, while this Court would not interfere with the decision taken by the Collector of Nalanda district in canceling the selection panel as a whole after noticing the inherent infirmities in the said panel, this Court would only give liberty to the petitioners to approach the Collector of the Nalanda district and in case he would find that the work of Asha Worker is still available with the District Health Society and that no selection in terms of his earlier order as contained in Annexure-1 has been made, he would direct the competent authority to go for a fresh selection in which the petitioners and others will be given opportunity for their fresh selection and engagement strictly in accordance with the policy laid down by the Government/District Health Society. With the aforementioned observation and liberty, this application is disposed of. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)