IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.9103 of 2009 AMITA KUMARI, W/o Shree Chandeshwar Thakur, resident of village – Chhajahn, Harishankar (Chour tola) P.S. Kudhani, District – Muzaffarpur. …. Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR. 2. The Divisional Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur. 3. The District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur. 4. The Child Development Project Officer, Muzaffarpur. 5. The District Programme Officer, Muzaffarpur. 6. The Mukhiya, Chhajan Harishankar Panchayat, Kurhani Block, Muzaffarpur. 7. The Panchayat Secretary, Chhajan, Harishankar Panchayat, Block – Kurhani, Muzaffarpur. 8. Baby Mumtaz W/o Md. Allahuddin, Village – Chhajan Harishankar, Muzaffapur. ….. Respondents. ----------- 02/ 03.08.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner was appointed as Anganwari Sewika for Centre No.279 Chhajan, Harishankar (Chour Tola) within the Gram Panchayat Raj, Chhajan Harishankar Chour Tola in the district of Muzaffarpur. Her appointment has been terminated by the District Programme Officer, Muzaffarpur under order bearing memo no. 567 dated 3.6.2009, Annexure-10. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that District Programme Officer has no jurisdiction at all to terminate the services of the Anganwari Sewika and such jurisdiction is vested in the District Magistrate. 4. Let petitioner represent before the District Magistrate against the order dated 3.6.2009 and the representation should be considered and disposed of, as early as possible, in any case, within one month from the date of its receipt. Any appointment made in the meanwhile shall be subject to the result of the representation. - 2 - 5. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. DKS/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)