IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10787 of 2007 Anita Kumari, Daughter of Rameshwar Lal Das, Wife of Manoj Dutta, Resident of Village Patory (Kataharwa Tola), Ward No.10, Police Station Bihra, District Saharsa. ----------- Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through its Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Social Welfare Development, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Commissioner, Koshi Range, Saharsa. 3. The District Magistrate, Saharsa. 4. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Saharsa. 5. The Child Development Project Officer, Sattar Kataiya, Saharsa. 6. Smt. Annpurna Devi, Wife of Late Khokha Singh, Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Patory, Police Station Bihra, District Saharsa. 7. Deepa Kumari, Wife of Mukesh Poddar, Residence of Village Patory, Ward No.11, Police Station Bihra, District Saharsa. ----------- Respondents ----------- 3 4.12.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. “1(i) Issuance of writ or writs in the nature of certiorari for quashing the appointment of Respondent No.7 on the post of Anganwari Sevika of Kataharwa Tola Centre of Patori Panchayat in the District of Saharsa which is being made illegally in violation of all the norms and rules fixed in this regard by the Government when the Respondent No.7 was not selected by the Selection Committee. (ii) Issuance of writ or writs in nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to consider the appointment of petitioner on the post of Sevika of Kataharwa Tola Anganwari Centre Patori Panchayat in the District of Saharsa.” - 2 - With reference to the aforementioned relief, learned counsel for the petitioner would fairly admit that the petitioner has not moved the Collector of the district, a prescribed authority with regard to the grievance which has been raised before this Court in the present writ application. In the opinion of this Court, when the State Government has made the Collector of the district, a prescribed authority to look into the grievance of any person seeking selection/appointment on the post of Anganbari Sevika as also any infirmity in the selection/appointment of another person on the aforementioned post, it becomes necessary for the person concerned to move that authority. That being so, this Court must hold this writ application to be premature and is consequently dismissed. It is, however, made clear that the dismissal of this writ application will not come in the way of the petitioner in filing a fresh representation which must be disposed of by the Collector of the district within a period of six months from the date of filing of - 3 - such representation along with a copy of this order by a reasoned order of-course after affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, the respondent no.7 as also the concerned representative of the Gram Panchayat. With the aforementioned observations and direction, this application is dismissed. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)