IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12696 of 2007 MASHEDA KHATOON w/o Md. Abu Talib, resident of Mohalla- Budhuchak, Officer Coloney, Katihar, P. S. Katihar, District- Katihar… Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Secretary, Department of Welfare, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The District Magistrate, Katihar. 3. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Katihar. 4. The Child Development Project Officer, Katihar, Block Katihar, District- Katihar. 5. The Ward Commissioner, Ward No.6, Katihar, District- Katihar. 6. The Member Secretary, Selection Committee, Ward No. 6, Katihar. ----------- 2. 18.12.2009. Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. The prayer of the petitioner in this writ application reads as follows:- “i) That the petitioner prays for issuance of writ in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondents concerned to appoint the petitioner as Anganwari Sevika for the centre Budhuchak Miska Tola under Ward No. 2 of Katihar as after proper consideration by the selection committee the name of the petitioner was found top of the list among candidate on the basis of merit list possessing 91% marks and despite that petitioner is not being provided appointment letter in pretext of nonest ground having not been mentioned in voter list despite the fact that due to creation of new centre the name of the petitioner appears in voter list of Ward No. 5 and the house of the petitioner falls in Ward No. 6 and on that ground ignoring the valid claim of 2 the petitioner other persons who are below in merit list is being appointed as Anganwari Sevika. Any other order/orders for granting any other relief/reliefs for which the petitioner is found entitled in the facts and circumstances of the case.” With reference to the aforementioned reliefs, 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 along with this order, will be disposed 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 3 petitioner and the representative of concerned municipality . With the aforementioned observations and directions, this writ application is disposed of. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)