IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10506 of 2007 1. RADHA RANI wife of Sri Shankar Kumar Jha, resident of vill.- Rasiyari, P.S. Ghanshyampur, Dist.- Darbhanga. 2. Punam Jha wife of Sri Sajjan Kumar Jha, resident of vill.- Rasiyari, P. S.- Ghanshyampur, Dist. Darbhanga. … Petitioners Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Commissioner, Commissionary Darbhanga. 3. The Collector, Dist. Darbhanga. 4. The District Program Officer, Darbhanga. 5. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Biraul, Dist. Darbhanga. 6. The Block Development Officer, Kiratapur, Dist. Darbhanga. 7. The Child Development Programme Officer, Kiratapur, Dist. Darbhanga. 8. Renu Devi, Sevika at Aganwari Centre Nav Durga Sthan, Rasiyari, wife of Sri Krishna Kumar Mishraz, resident of vill.-Rasiyari, P. S. Ghanshyampur, Dist. Darbhanga. 9. Anita Devi, Sevika at Aganwari Centre Jogiya Pidan Tola, Rasiyari, P. s. Ghanshyampur, Dist. Darbhanga. … Respondents. ----------- 3. 03.12.2009. Heard counsel for the petitioners and counsel for the State. Prayer of the petitioners in this writ application reads as follows:- “1. That, this is an application for issuance of a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents to produce and to cancel the proceeding of Gram Sabha dated 21`.6.2007 and also be cancelled the newly selection of Anganwari Sevika/ Sahayika under Gram Panchayat Raj Rasiyari Pouni (Kiratapur) Dist. Darbhanga and for issuance of any other appropriate writ order or direction for which the petitioners are found legally entitled to in the facts and circumstances of the case.” 2 With reference to the aforementioned reliefs, counsel for the petitioners would submit that now in the counter affidavit, respondents have produced the copy of proceeding of Gram Sabha dated 21.6.2007 as also the merit list from which it would be evident that the petitioners despite having better meritorious candidates were ignored in selection and appointment of Anganwari Sevika/Sahayika and respondent nos. 8 and 9 came to be appointed despite there being less meritorious. In the opinion of this court, such aspects involving pure question of facts in the first instance has to be looked into by the Collector of the District as per the circular issued by the State Government on the subject. In that view of the matter, this writ application is permitted to the withdrawn with a liberty to the petitioners to file their individual representation as against selection/appointment of respondent no. 8 and 9 and in the event, petitioners would file such individual representation, the same 3 would be disposed of in terms of the guidelines laid down by the State Government of course after affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioners, concerned respondents no. 8 and 9 as also representative of the Gram Panchayat in question by speaking order within a period of six months from the date of filing of such representations. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)