giese r-a: s iiiw W.P, (Sl No.4843 of o. Smt. Sushma Pandey, viiife of Shri Ramesh Kumar Pandey, aged about 30 years, resident of viliage and post Patna, Tahsil Baikunthpur, District Koriya (C.G) Vs. State of Chhaitisgarh, Through: The Secretary, Department of Women and Child Deveiooment of Women and Chitet Development, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur $C.G.) The Commissioner, Women and Chiid Deve!opment, Raipur (C.G.). The Collector, District Koriya, Baikunthpur (C.G.) The PragrammeiP'roject Officer, Women and Child DeveSopment (Project), Baikunthpur, Distriot Koriya (C.G.) The Chief Executlve Officer, Janpad Panohayat, Baikunthpur, Distrsct Koriya (C.G.). Janpad Panchayat, Baikunthpur, through: The president, Janpad Panchayat Baikunthpur, District Koriya (C.G.) Smt. Meena Bai wife of Pyarelal, resident of ViSiage and Post Patna, Tahsit Baikunthpur, District Kori's'a (C.G.) Presenfc Shri P:P. Sahu, counse! for tte petitioner. Ms. Anju Ahuja, D-;/. Govt. Advocate for the State/respondents 1 to4. Shri Prakash Tiwari, counsel for respondent No.7. ad on fa Aprii, 2007) Learned counsel appearing fcr fte petitioner submits that the petitioner has a preferentiat right of appointment over respondsnt No.7 because she is already work'ing as Anganwad! Sahaylka for the last hvo years. Leamed counse' further submits that the candidature of the petitioner was rsjected on the ground that, she is not a resident of the concemed Viilage. . •- ^-.— 2- ^ 2. Learned counsei appearing for respondent No.7 submits that respondent No.7 being deserted lady iias the first preference over a!l the other ladies. Secondly, respondent No.7 is a member of the baclward class community, contrary to the petitioner Vi/ho beiongs to general category. 3. Be that as it may, the coliector, Baikunthpur, District Koria is dlrected to look into tr,3 facts of the case and submissions made by their counse! and pass the appropriate order, after affording proper opportunity of hearing to both the parties, 'n accordance with law as per Anganbadi Scheme, v>'ithin a period of 3 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The psrties are at 'iberty to raise ail the grounds whatever Is availabie to them in support ofthsir cases. 4. In view of t'nis, writ petition stands disposed of. 5. Ad interim order granted ear'ier vide order dated 10.08.2006 shatl remain in operation for a period of 3 weeks from the date of this order. Indu Sd/- Satish K. Agnihottl Judge