Priyanka Kumari @ Priyanka Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.10230 of 2018 ====================================================== Priyanka Kumari @ Priyanka Devi wife of Sri Sachidanand Sah resident of Village- Kantakosh P.S. Manihari District- Katihar. ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State Of Bihar 2.

The Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Government of Bihar, Patna- 1.

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The Collector, Katihar.

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District Programme Officer, Katihar.

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Child Development Project Officer, Manihari District Katihar. 6.

Shail Kumari wife of Sri Ranjan Kumar Thakur resident of VillageKantakosh P.S. Manihari District- Katihar. at present posteed as Anganbari Sevika, Centre No. 177, Manihari District- Katihar. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Vivekanand Vivek, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr.S.K.Mandal - SC3 Ms. Neelam Kumari, AC to SC-3 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN ORAL ORDER 06-08-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

2. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition for quashing the order dated 12.04.2018 passed by the District Programme Officer, Katihar in Misc. Anganbari Appeal No. 16/2017 contained in Annexure-6 to the writ petition.

3. Learned counsel for the State has raised preliminary objection and submits that the order passed by the District Programme Officer is appealable under the relevant provisions of Aanganbadi Sevika-Sahayika Chayan

Patna High Court CWJC No.10230 of 2018(2) dt.06-08-2024 2/2 Margdarshika.

4. As such, the present writ petition is disposed of granting liberty to the petitioner to challenge the order of the District Programme Officer before the authority concerned in accordance with the Aanganbadi Sevika-Sahayika Chayan Margdarshika. The authority concerned is directed to pass a reasoned and speaking order in this case within 90 days from the date of completion of appearance of all the relevant parties

5. It is made clear that the delay, if any, in preferring the appeal shall be condoned.

(Dr. Anshuman, J) Ashwini/- U