IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.7918 of 2007 PREMLATA DEVI W/O Sri Sundar Singh Resident of Village Gogachak, P.O. Tarapur, P.S. Tarapur, District Munger. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.The District Magistrate, Munger. 3.The Child Development Project Officer, Tarapur, P.S. Tarapur, District munger. 4.The Mukhiya, Tarapur Gram Panchayat, P.S. Tarapur, District Munger. 5.Indu Bala Kumari, W/O Sri Bechan Singh R/O village Gogachak, P.S. Tarapur, District Munger. With C.W.J.C. No.12874 of 2005 Indu Bala Kumari, Wife of Sri Bachan Singh, Resident of village Gogachak, Police Station Tarapur, District Munger. Versus 1.The State of Bihar. 2.The District Magistrate, Munger. 3.The Child Development Project Officer, Tarapur Police Station Tarapur, District Munger. 4.The Savika Anganbari Gogachak, Police Station Tarapur, District Munger. ----------- 3 18/12/2009 Heard counsel for the petitioners in both the writ application as also counsel for the State. Prayer in these two writ applications, in fact, would affect continuance and payment of salary of either of the petitioners. The prayer, in fact, of the petitioner Premlata Devi in C.W.J.C. No.7918 of 2007 reads as follows:- “That this writ application is being filed for direction to the concern Respondents to follow the guidelines issued by the Government of Bihar, Department of Welfare, in appointment of Sahaiyeka of Anganbadi and to appoint the petitioner after cancelling the appointment of Respondent no.5 as contained in Annexure- 2 2 which is not in accordance with guidelines stated here in above.” The affective person Indu Bala Kumari has filed her separate writ application being C.W.J.C. No.12874 of 2005 in which she while seeking continuation in service and payment of salary in her favour has assailed selection and appointment of Premlata Devi by seeking the following reliefs:- “(A)For issuance of an appropriate writ or direction commanding the Respondents to pay arrears of honorarium including present one payable to her as Shaika of Gogachak Gram panchayat which is due since two years. (B)For directing the ;/n ,Respondents to grant and pay other admissible allowances which she is entitled to get as Sahaika.” In the opinion of this Court these questions at the first instance has to be decided as per guidelines framed by the State Government by the Collector of the district. The Collector of the district in the recent circular of the State Government dated 10.12.2009 has been also given a fixed time limit in which he has to complete enquiry and pass order. That being so, since both the petitioners are also prepared to file their fresh representation in respect of their continuation as also payment of salary, these two writ petitions are disposed of with a direction to the Collector of 3 the district to decide the matter in terms of the guidelines laid down by the State Government in the recent circular dated 10.12.2009. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)