IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.14093 of 2009 1. MANJU SINHA W/O SHRI MURLI MANOHAR PRASAD MOH-SAUTAR, P.S AND DISTT- LAKHISARAI VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. COLLECTOR LAKHISARAI 3. SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF LAW, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA ----------- 02 07.11.2009 The petitioner is aggrieved by the list sent by the Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Lakhisarai to the State Government for appointment of Additional Public Prosecutor (APP). Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as per the guidelines issued by the State Government there should be at least one lady Advocate as having requisite qualification, who should be recommended. Unfortunately, there are several other ladies having minimum qualification at Lakhisarai, the Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Lakhisarai have not considered one of them much less petitioner herself. Heard the parties and with their consent the writ petition is being disposed of at this stage itself. In my view, petitioner at best is entitled to be considered and thereafter if found competent and having necessary qualification then to be recommended to the State for appointment. This consideration of qualification and competence has to be done at the first level by the District Magistrate-cum-Collector himself in consultation with the District & Sessions Judge in question. This does not clearly appear not to have been done or to have been done. Be that as it may, I direct the District Magistrate-cum- Collector and the District & Sessions Judge, Munger, as Lakhisarai is within Munger Sessions Division, to take up the matter in true earnest in spirit of the government directives and take appropriate decision in the facts and circumstances of the case within a period of 2 months from today. It would be the responsibility of the petitioner to bring to the notice of the District Magistrate and District & Sessions Judge the order of this Court immediately for appropriate action. Trivedi/ (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J.)