IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1708 of 2005 RITA DEVI @ RITA KUMARI, wife of Devanand Ram, resident of village: Vishwania Tole Dhusi, Gram Panchayat Sarna, P. O. Vishwania, P. S. Darauli, District Siwan… Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. Commissioner- cum- Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Government of Bihar, Old Secretariat, Patna (Bihar). 3. Director, Social Welfare Directorate, Old Secretariat, Bihar, Patna. 4. Co-ordinator, Integrated Child Development Service Scheme, Department of Welfare, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 5. District Magistrate, Siwan. 6. District Welfare Officer, Siwan. 7. the District Programme Officer, Dist. Siwan 8. the Child Development Project Officer, Siwan. … Respondent Ist Set. 9. Madhu Singh, wife of Anil Singh, resident of village: Vishwania Tola Dhusi, Gram Panchayat Sarna, P. O. Vishwania, P. S. Darouli, District Siwan. 10. Sri Yaswant Singh, Mukhiya of the village Gram Panchayat Sarana, P.S. Darouli, Dist. Siwan. …. Respondent 2nd Set. ----------- 5. 13.11.2009. Heard counsel for the parties. Prayer made in this writ application of the petitioner reads as follows:- a) For issuance of a writ of Mandamus, commanding the respondents authorities to consider the selection of the petitioner on the post of ‘Anganwari Workers’ under the Integrated Child Development Service Scheme as she belongs to the member of Scheduled Caste extremely weaker class and below the poverty line, kept in the scheduled of beneficiaries under the scheme. b) For issuance of an appropriate writ, order or direction to cancel the selection of private respondent no. 9 on the post of Anganwari Worker made - 2 - contrary to the law/procedure/instruction issued from the Government to the authorities in the matter to grant preference in selection to the candidates of beneficiary community.” Counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner was better qualified in all respects as against respondent no. 9 and yet for no justifiable reasons her case was ignored in the selection and appointment of Anganwari Sewika. Counsel for the petitioner however accepts that the petitioner has not approached the Collector of the District, competent authority to take a final decision as with regard to selection/appointment on the post of Anganbari Sewika. That being so, this court would give liberty to the petitioner to file a representation before the Collector of the District and on receipt of such a representation along with a copy of this order, the Collector of the District having heard the petitioner, respondent no. 9 as also representative of Gram Sabha would take a final - 3 - decision by a reasoned order within a period of six months from the date of filing of such representation. With the aforementioned observations and directions, this writ application is disposed of. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)