Farida Parween v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4363 of 2015 =========================================================== Farida Parween, wife of Mahmood Alam, resident of Ward No. 18, Jamui Town, P.S. and District - Jamui.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. The Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department, Government of Bihar, Patna.

3. The District Magistrate, Jamui.

4. The Senior Deputy Collector, Public Grievance Cell, Collectorate, Jamui, PS and District Jamui.

5. The Child Development Project officer, Jamui PS and District Jamui.

6. The Circle officer, Circle - Jamui, Jamui PS and District Jamui.

7. The Chairman, Nagar Parishad, Jamui PS and District Jamui.

8. The Executive officer, Nagar Parishad, Jamui PS and District Jamui. .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Kula Nand Jha, Advocate Mr. Abdul Wadood, Advocate For the State :

Mrs. Shilpa Singh, G.A.-12 Mr. Sunil Kumar, AC to GA-12 For respondent Nos.7& 8 : Mr. Amitesh Kumar, Advocate =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE And HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUDHIR SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE) Date: 22-02-2017 The petitioner seeks a direction of this Court for opening an Anganwari Centre at Mohalla Azad Nagar of Ward No.18 under Nagar Parishad, Jamui as Mohalla is thickly populated by down trodden people.

In the counter affidavit, it has been stated that requirement of establishing an Anganwari Centre was sent to the Directorate of Integrated Child Development Scheme under the Social

Patna High Court CWJC No.4363 of 2015 dt.22-02-2017 2/2 and Welfare Department. It is further pointed out that there is no allotment of Anganwari Centre to this district. As and when, there is a policy decision; Anganwari Centre would be opened on priority basis. As to whether an Anganwari Centre is required to be opened at a particular place or not, is a matter which falls within the administrative decision of the State. There cannot be any mandamus to open an Anganwari Centre only because the population of the said Village qualifies for the opening of the Centre as norms for opening of the Anganwari Centre are only guidelines and are not mandatory in nature.

Consequently, the writ application stands dismissed. (Hemant Gupta, ACJ) (Sudhir Singh, J) Sunil/- AFR/NAFR A. F. R.

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