IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.18353 of 2010 KIRAN KUMARI @ KIRAN DEVI, W/O LATE LAL JI SINGH, R/O VILLAGE-TILANGWA INNAR DUMRAO WARD NO.20, DISTRICT-BUXAR. ………………PETITIONER. Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR, PATNA. 2. THE DIRECTOR, I.C.D.S., PATNA, INDIRA BHAWAN BAILEY ROAD, PATNA-1. 3. THE COMMISSIONER-CUM-SECRETARY, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, PATNA. 4. THE COMMISSIONER PATNA DIVISION GOLGHAR, PATNA-1. 5. THE COLLECTOR, BUXAR. 6. THE DISTRICT PROGRAMME OFFICER, BUXAR. 7. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, DUMRAO, BUXAR. 8. THE C.D.P.O., DUMRAO, BUXAR. 9. THE WARD COMMISSIONER WARD NO.20, DUMRAO, BUXAR. 10.THE MEMBER SECRETARY MAHILA PERYAWEKSHIKA CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, DUMRAO, BUXAR. 11.SMT. MAMTA DEVI, W/O SRI ANIL KUMAR, R/O MOHALLA-TILANGWA INNAR, DUMRAO WARD NO.20, DISTRICT-BUXAR. ………………RESPONDENTS. ----------- 2 01.04.2011 Petitioner is aggrieved by an order of the District Programme Officer, as contained in Annexure-11, by which her engagement has been cancelled. She has a remedy by way of appeal before the Collector. In the circumstances, the writ application is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal before the Collector within four weeks from today. If such an appeal is filed, the Collector shall consider the same on merits without going into the question of limitation and hear the 2 parties and shall take a decision on the same, preferably within a period of two months from the date of filing of the representation. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the District Programme Officer has no authority in law to cancel the engagement on account of any illegality committed in the selection process. In the circumstances, this Court directs that the Collector shall consider the appeal of the petitioner, as original authority, without taking into account the order passed by the District Programme Officer, and only on the materials available on record. Arvind/ ( J. N. Singh, J.)