Smt. Punam Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4091 of 2023 ====================================================== Smt. Punam Devi, Wife of Shri Dinkar Kumar Ram, Resident of VillageKartik Nagar Kadwa, Post- Kadwa Diyara, Police Station- Naugachia, District- Bhagalpur.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2.

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

3.

The Director, Integrated Child Development Service (I.C.D.S.) Social Welfare Department, Bihar, Patna.

4.

The Commissioner, Bhagalpur Division, Bhagalpur. 5.

The Collector cum District Magistrate, Bhagalpur, District -Bhagalpur. 6.

The District Programme Officer, Bhagalpur, District -Bhagalpur. 7.

The Child Development Project Officer, (C.D.P.O.), Naugachiya, District -Bhagalpur.

8.

Sub-Divisional Officer, Naugachia, District -Bhagalpur. 9.

The Block Education Officer, Puraini, District- Madhepura. 10.

The Sarpanch, Gram Kachahari Raj Kadwa Diyara, Block- Naugachiya, District -Bhagalpur.

11.

The Ward Panch, Gram Kachahari Raj Kadwa, Diyara, Block- Naugachiya, District -Bhagalpur.

12.

Nandini Kumari, Wife of Jawahar Ram Resident of Village- Kartik Nagar Kadwa, Post- Kadwa, Diyara, Police Station- Dhol Bajja, DistrictBhagalpur. 13.

The District Education Officer, Madhepura.

14.

The District Magistrate, Madhepura.

15.

The District Programme Officer, Madhepura.

... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr.Rajesh Kumar Pandey, Advocate For the State :

Mr.S.K. Mandal, SC-3 Mr.Arbind Prasad, AC to SC-3 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 22-08-2023

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

2. The petitioner is assailing the order of the District

Patna High Court CWJC No.4091 of 2023(2) dt.22-08-2023 2/2 Programme Officer dated 06.02.2020. The issue is arising out of the selection procedure of Aanganwadi Sevika for Aanganwadi Centre No.22, Kartik Nagar, Bhagalpur, wherein private Respondent No.12 has been selected.

3. Learned counsel for the State raises an objection regarding available remedy of revisional appeal before the Divisional Commissioner under Clause 12 of the Guidelines for Selection of Aanganwadi Sevika/Sahayika, 2019 issued by the Directorate of Integrated Child Development Services.

4. The disputed issues raised by the petitioner in the instant writ proceedings can very well be considered effectively by availing remedy under Clause 12 of the 2019 Guidelines before the Divisional Commissioner (Respondent No.4).

5. If the petitioner chooses to avail the remedy within four weeks, the Divisional Commissioner, Bhagalpur (Respondent No.4) shall proceed and consider the same on merits and pass appropriate orders expeditiously, in accordance with law.

6. Writ application is disposed of.

(Madhuresh Prasad, J) shashank/- U