IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.1518 of 2010 1. NIRMALA DEVI W/O SRI ANIL SINGH R/O VILL- BAHRAULI, PO-BAHRAULI, P.S MASHRAKH, DISTT- SARAN AT CHAPRA Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, WELFARE DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF BIHAR, PATNA 3. THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, SARAN AT CHAPRA DISTT- SARAN AT CHAPRA 4. THE DISTRICT PROGRAM OFFICER, SARAN AT CHAPRA, DISTT- SARAN AT CHAPRA 5. THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER, null MASHRAKH, DISTT- SARAN AT CHAPRA 6. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MASHRAKH, DISTT- SARAN AT CHAPRA 7. THE MUKHIYA GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ, BAHRAULI, BLOCK- MASHRAKH, DISTT- SARAN AT CHAPRA 8. THE PANCHAYAT SECRETARY, GRAM PANCHAYAT RAJ, BAHRAULI, BLOCK- MASHSRAKH, DISTT- SARAN AT CHAPRA 9. BIJANTI DEVI W/ SRI RAJ KISHORE SINGH R/O VILL-BAHRAULI, PO BAHRAULI, PS MASHRAKH, DISTT- SARAN AT CHAPRA, PRESENTLY WORKING AS AANGANWARI SEVIKA OF CENTRE NO. 66, GRAM PANCHYAT RAJ, BAHRAULI, BLOCK- MASHRAKH, DISTT- SARAN AT CHAPRA ----------- 2/ 29/07/2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. It is the contention of the petitioner that though she was selected for appointment on the post of Angan Bari Sevika at Centre No.66 under Bahrauli Gram Panchayat, Bashraq Block, district-Saran. Denying her the benefit of appointment it has wrongly been given to respondent No.9. When the petitioner represented before the District Magistrate, the latter assigned the matter for - 2 - hearing to the District Programme Officer who heard the matter on 11.9.2009, but has not passed any final order till date or at least nothing has been communicated to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the State points out from 2010(2) P.L.J.R. 374 (Prabha Kumari vs. The State of Bihar) that a Division Bench of this Court on 16.2.2010 has held that issues of appointment on the post of Angan Bari Sevika are serious enough to merit consideration by the District Magistrate alone and not the District Programme Officer. It is only the matters of deficiency in discharge of duties of an Angan Bari Sevika that may be examined by the District Programme Officer. Let the District Magistrate hear the parties afresh after issuing notice to respondent No.9 and pass fresh final orders within a maximum period of two months from the date of receipt/presentation of a copy of this order. The writ application stands disposed. KC ( Navin Sinha, J.)