IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11516 of 2007 MAMTA KUMARI wife of Chandra Bhanu Singh, resident of village Ahiwas P.S. Ramgarh, Disrict Bhabhua. Versus 1.THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.Commisioner Cum Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Patna. 3.Director Social Welfare Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 4.District Magistrate Cum Collector, Kaimur at Bhabhua. 5.District Welfare Officer, Bhabhua. 6.Sub.Divisional Officer, Bhabhua. 7.Block Development Officer, Ramgarh Block, District Bhabhua. 8.Radhika Devi wife of Lalan Singh, Resident of Village Ahiwas p.S. Ramgarh, District Kaimur at bhabhua. 9.Child Development Project Officer, Ramgarh, District Kaimur. 10.Mukhiya Gram Panchayat Raj, Ahiwas Block Ramgarh, District kaimur at bhabhua. ----------- 2 4/12/2009 Heard counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. Prayer of the petitioner in this writ application reads as follows:- “To quash appointment of Radhika Devi respondent no.8 who has been illegally appointed on 26.2.2007 as Anganbari Sevika for centre no.2 under Gram Panchayat, Ahiwas P.S. Ramgarh, District Kaimur whose name stands in serial no.3 in merit list and to appoint the petitioner whose name stands in Sl. No.2. The rame of Rinku Kumari whose name stands in Sl. No.1 had already withdrawn her claim for the post of Anganbari Sevika for Centre No.2.” In the opinion of this Court the aforesaid relief as prayed for in this writ application could have been made 2 subject matter of enquiry and decision by the Collector of the district who is the prescribed authority under the guidelines issued by the State Government. Counsel for the petitioner has frankly conceded that no such application was filed before the Collector of the District and therefore liberty may be given to him to file an application as with regard to the aforementioned relief which has been prayed for by the petitioner in this writ application. In the opinion of this Court this writ application is definitely premature on account of the petitioner not moving the prescribed authority. Accordingly, this writ application is disposed of with a liberty to the petitioner to approach the Collector of the district by filing a fresh self contained representation who would then proceed to decide the issue on merits and pass a reasoned order after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, respondent no.8 as also the representative of the concerned Gram Pandhayat within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforementioned observation/direction this application is disposed of. Abhay Kumar (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)