IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15189 of 2007 ANNAPURNA DEVI, wife of Akhilesh Goswami, resident of village Raghopur (Goswami Tola), P.S. Raniganj, District Araria … Petitioner Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Secretary, Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna 2. The Director, Integrated Child Development Services, Bihar, Pant Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna 3. The District Magistrate, Araria 4. The Deputy Development Commissioner, Araria 5. The Subdivisional Officer, Araria 6. The Child Development Project Officer, Raniganj, Araria 7. Bishundeo Ram, Mukhia, Gram Panchayat Pachira, Block Raniganj, District Araria 8. Satya Narayan Paswan, Panchayat Sewak, Gram Panchayat, Pachira, Block Raniganj, District Araria 9. Anita Devi, wife of Narayan Goswami, resident of village Raghopur, P.S. Raniganj, District Araria … Respondents. ----------- 2. 18.12.2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the State. The prayer of the petitioner in this writ application reads as follows: “By filing the instant petition, the petitioner seeks indulgence of this Hon’ble Court for issuance of an appropriate direction, order or writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondent authorities to select the petitioner against the post of Anganbari Sewika for the Anganbari Centre Anant Asthan Goswami Tola under Gram Panchayat Pachira, block Raniganj, District Araria canceling the selection of respondent no.9 2 Anita Devi who has illegally been selected against the aforesaid post in contravention of the guidelines issued by the Govt. of Bihar.” With reference to the aforementioned relief, counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner intends to move the Collector of the District by filing a compact representation. In the opinion of this Court, recourse chosen by the petitioner seems to be correct inasmuch as the scheme for appointment on the post of Anganbari Sevika itself envisages the redressal of grievance pertaining to selection/ appointment on the post of Anganbari Sevika in the first instance by the Collector of the District. That being so, this Court would give liberty to the petitioner to file a compact representation which, if filed alongwith this order, will be disposed of within the time limit fixed by the State Government in the circular dated 10.12.2009 by a reasoned order after affording opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, respondent no.9 and the representative of concerned Gram Panchayat. 3 With the aforementioned observations and directions, this writ application is disposed of. (Mihir Kumar Jha,J.) Surendra/