Kusumlata Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4597 of 2023 ====================================================== Kusumlata Kumari, D/o- Shailendra Prasad, Resident of Village- Kirtipur, P.S.- Parwalpur, District- Nalanda, at present W/o- Gautam Kumar, Resident of Village- Suhawanpura Sudhi, Ward No.- 10, Block and P.S.- Islampur, District- Nalanda.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Social and Welfare Department, Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

2.

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

3.

The District Magistrate, Nalanda.

4.

The District Programme Officer, Nalanda.

5.

The Civil Surgeon-cum-Chief Medical Officer, Nalanda. 6.

The Block Development Officer, Islampur, Nalanda. 7.

The Child Development Project Officer, Islampur, Nalanda. 8.

Rekha Kumari, W/o- Satyendra Prasad Resident of Village- Suhawanpura Sudhi, Ward No. 10, Block and P.S.- Islampur, District- Nalanda. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner :

Mr. Rama Kant Singh, Advocate For the State :

Mr. Gyan Prakash Ojha, GA-7 Mr. Abhishek Singh, AC to GA-7 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 15-09-2023

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

2. The petitioner is aggrieved by the selection of private Respondent No. 8 as Aanganwadi Sevika in the petitioner's place. The issue has been decided by the District Programme Officer (hereinafter referred as "DPO") by order dated 22.12.2022 (Annexure-12 to the writ petition).

Patna High Court CWJC No.4597 of 2023(2) dt.15-09-2023 2/2

3. The Guidelines for Selection of Aanganwadi Sevika/Sahayika, 2019 (hereinafter referred as "2019 Guidelines") issued by the Directorate of ICDS provides remedy of revisional appeal before the Divisional Commissioner against the order passed by the DPO, in Clause-12.

4. With liberty to the petitioner to assail the order of the DPO dated 22.12.2022 before the appropriate authority in terms of the 2019 Guidelines, writ application is disposed of. (Madhuresh Prasad, J) shashank/- U