Babita Kumari v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4124 of 2018 ====================================================== Babita Kumari Wife of Raj Kumar Paswan, Resident of Village- Dudher, P.O. Sisirit, P.S.- Nokha, District- Rohtas.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

The Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna. 3.

The Director, I.C.D.S. Govt. of Bihar.

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The Addl. Director I.C.D.S. Govt. of Bihar.

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The District Programme Officer, Rohtas at Sasaram. 6.

The Child Development Project Officer, Nokha, District- Rohtas. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shashi Bhushan Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Smt. Kumari Amrita, GP-3 Mr. Rajesh Kumar, A.C. to G.P.-3 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL JUDGMENT Date : 28-03-2023 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

The present writ application has been filed seeking a direction upon the respondents to establish a Mini Anganbari Centre in Harijan Tola of village Dudher, Ward No. 15 as per scheme of the Bihar Government which provides that where the population of the Scheduled Caste is less than 400 and in between 150 to 400 a Mini Anganbari Centre is to be established on priority basis.

Learned counsel for the petitioner next draws the attention of the Court to Annexure-1 to the writ application i.e.

Patna High Court CWJC No.4124 of 2018 dt.28-03-2023 2/3 letter no. 2005, dated 27.04.2013 to submit that the scheme of the government at para 2 (Gha) specifically mentions that Mini Anganbari Centre will be established where the population of the Scheduled Caste and Maha Dalit is less than 400 and in between 150 to 400. Learned counsel for the petitioner next submits that a representation has already been submitted to the Director, Integrated Child Development Scheme (I.C.D.S.) Directorate, Bihar, Patna by the petitioner on 12.12.2017. It is further submitted that the said letter was sent by post as would be evident from the receipt of the Postal Department.

Learned counsel for the State submits that the petitioner be directed to file a fresh representation before the Director, Integrated Child Development Scheme for the relief claimed for in the present writ application.

Without going into the merits of the case, the writ application is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to file a fresh representation before the Director, Integrated Child Development Scheme bringing to his notice the facts as pleaded in the present writ application within a period of two weeks from today. In the event, if any application is filed by the petitioner within two weeks from today, the Director, Integrated Child Development Scheme shall examine the grievance of the petitioner

Patna High Court CWJC No.4124 of 2018 dt.28-03-2023 3/3 and will pass necessary order expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the representation.

(Satyavrat Verma, J) Kundan/- AFR/NAFR NAFR CAV DATE N.A.

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