IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12185 of 2010 Poonam Kumari W/o Raja Rajesh @ Raj Kumar Jaiswal, resident of Mohalla Kachahri Tola, Raghopur Parbatta, P.S. Parbatta, District Bhagalpur……………………………………………………………..…Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. The Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Deputy Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Director, Department of Social Welfare, I.C.D.S. Bihar, Patna. 5. The District Magistrate, Bhagalpur. 6. The District Programme Officer, Social Welfare Department, Bhagalpur Collectoriate, Bhagalpur. 7. The S.D.O. Naugachhia, District Bhagalpur. 8. The Child Development Project Officer, Kharik, P.S. Naugachhia, District Bhagalpur. 9. Smt. Manorma Devi, Pramukh W/o Chote Lal Mandal, R/o Village Kachahari Tola, Raghopur, P.S. Parbatta, District Bhagalpur…Respondents ----------- 2 04.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the State. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that against the order of the District Programme Officer dated 30.01.2010, petitioner has already filed an appeal before the Collector, a copy whereof is Annexure-10 with the writ application, which was filed on 08.02.2010. He submits that the same has not yet been considered and selection process has started. 2 In the circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the Collector, Bhagalpur to consider the appeal of the petitioner and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after hearing the parties preferably within a period of two months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. Petitioner will be at liberty to file a petition before the Collector for an interim order, if necessary. BT (J. N. Singh, J.)