IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC NO.3389 OF 2008 REKHA KUMARI, WIFE OF SRI CHANDESHWAR MAHTO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE ENAYATPUR PRABODHI, POST OFFICE AND POLICE STATION SARAI, PRAKHAND/ANCHAL BHAGWANPUR, DISTRICT VAISHALI ….PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF WELFARE, OLD SECRETARIATE, PATNA, BIHAR 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, VAISHALI AT HAJIPUR 4. THE DISTRICT WELFARE OFFICER, VAISHALI AT HAJIPUR 5. THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER, HAJIPUR 6. THE MUKHIYA, SRI DHARMENDRA KUMAR BHARTI, SON OF HORIL MAHTO, MAJHAULI MOHAMMADPUR PANCHAYAT, BLOCK- BHAGWANPUR, POLICE STATION SARAI, DISTRICT VAISHALI 7. SHILA KUMAR, WIFE OF RAMESH MAHTO, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE ENAYATPUR PRABODHI, POST OFFICE AND POLICE STATION SARAI, DISTRICT VAISHALI …………………………………………………………………………………RESPONDENTS ****** 2 07/04/2011 This matter relates to the matter of appointment of Aanganbari Sevika in the newly created Aanganbari Centre No. 141 in the village Enayatpur Prabodhi West, Gram Panchayat Raj Majhauli Mahammadpur, Bhagwanpur Block, Police Station Sarai, District Vaishali. The petitioner challenges the appointment of respondent no. 7, namely, Shila Kumari wife of Ramesh Mahto on the ground that she does not belong to the Poshak Area, rather she belongs to Poshak Area No. 3. A complaint was made to the District Magistrate, Vaishali who ordered for an enquiry which was conducted by the Sub Divisional Officer on 07.09.2007 and enquiry report 2 was forwarded to the District Magistrate vide letter no. 1189. The complaint of the petitioner is that the District Magistrate has taken no action on the complaint and the enquiry report submitted by the Sub Divisional Officer. Obviously, the District Magistrate should issue notice to the respondent no. 7, Shila Kumari who has been appointed as Aanganbari Sevika for Centre No. 141 and after hearing the parties, pass an appropriate orders regarding the appointment of Aanganbari Sevika made in the year 2007. Since the matter is very old, the District Magistrate is directed to issue notice to Shila Kumar and the Child Development Project Officer within a period of one week from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order and thereafter on valid service of notice, dispose of the matter within a period of three months. The petitioner is directed to appear suo motu before the District Magistrate, Vaishali along with a copy of this order within a period of four weeks from today. This writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observations and directions. Anand ( Sheema Ali Khan, J. )