IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.11362 of 2009 SHOBHA DEVI, Wife of Vidya Nand Sahu, Resident of Village- Wajidpur, Police Station- Manigachhi, District- Darbhanga :--- Petitioner. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. The Secretary-Cum-Commissioner, Welfare Department, Bihar, Patna. 3. The District Magistrate, Dharbhanga. 4. The District Welfare Officer, Darbhanga. 5. The Block Development Officer, Manigachhi, Darbhanga. 6. The Child Development Officer, Manigachhi, Darbhanga. 7. The Mukhiya, Gram Panchayat Raj Wajidpur, Manigachhi, Block, District- Darbhanga. 8. The Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj, Wajidpur, Manigachhi, Block, District- Darbhanga. 9. Sunaina Devi, wife of Arbind Kumar Mehta, Resident of Village- Wajidpur, P.S.- Manigachhi, District- Darbhanga :---- Respondents. ----------- 2. 04.09.2009. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. 2. Petitioner was an applicant for the post of Anganwadi Sevika at the newly created centre Khatwe Majhaura within Wajidpur Gram Panchayat in Manigachhi Block, District- Darbhanga. Ignoring her better claim Private Respondent No. 9 has been appointed who does not even belong to the area wherefrom the constituents attached to the centre come from. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the appointment of Private Respondent No. 9 on the aforesaid post is absolutely illegal. Highlighting the illegality in the appointment of Private Respondent No. 9 petitioner has represented before the District Magistrate, Darbhanga under representation dated 11.09.2007 which is contained in Annexure-4 to this application. It is further submitted that as the representation was not considered by the Collector petitioner filed Misc. Case No. 53 of 2007-08, Annexure-6 before the Collector, Darbhanga. It is submitted that even the Misc. case was not taken up for consideration by learned Collector of the District. 4. In the facts and circumstances of the case, I direct the Collector, Darbhanga to consider and dispose of the representation of the petitioner dated 11.09.2007, Annexure-4 as also the Misc. Case No. 53 of 2007-08, Annexure-6 as early as possible, in any case within a reasonable time not exceeding three months. It goes without saying that before passing the order in Misc. Case No. 53 of 2007-08, the Collector should issue notice to Sunaina Devi and after hearing her pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. 5. This writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J. )