IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11986 of 2007 INDRAPARI DEVI, w/o Late Vidyanand Jha, resident of village & post. Pohaddi, P. S. Bahera, District- Darbhanga…. Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR through the Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 2. The Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3. The Director, Social Welfare, I.C.D.S., Directorate, Bihar, Patna. 4. The Collector, Darbhanga. 5. C.D.P.O., Banipur, Darbhanga. 6. Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat, Pohaddi, via- Benipur, District- Darbhanga. 7. District Programme Officer- cum- Social Welfare Officer, Darbhanga. 8. Smt. Soni Mishra, w/o Shri Sanjay Jha, resident of village- Pohaddi, via, Benipur, P. S. Bahera, District- Darbhanga. …. Respondents ----------- 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:- “a) For issuance of order/direction/ writ or writs including writ in the nature of Mandamus for commanding the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for appointment of Anganwari Sevika in the gram panchayat Pohaddi Paschim in the Benipur Block within the District of Darbhanga. b) For issuance of order/direction/writ or writs including writ in the nature of Mandamus for commanding the respondents not to give effect to the order of appointment issued in favour of respondent no. 8 dated 13.4.2007. 2 c) For issuance of an appropriate declare holding that the petitioner is entitled to the appointment as „ Aanganwari Sevika‟ in the Panchayat in question.” 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 petitioner, respondent no. 8 and the representative of concerned gram panchayat. 3 With the aforementioned observations and directions, this writ application is disposed of. kanchan (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)