Manju Devi v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No 24610 of 2013 ====================================================== Manju Devi, Wife Of Kaushalendra Yadav, Resident Of Village- Rajwari, P.O. + P.S.- Aurangabad, District- Aurangabad ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State Of Bihar 2.

The District Magistrate, Aurangabad 3.

The Director I.C.D.S. Patna, Bailey Road, Patna 4.

The District Programme Officer, Aurangabad 5.

The Child Development Project Officer, Aurangabad 6.

Smt. Meena Devi, Wife Of Krishna Yadav, Resident Of Village- Rajwari, P.O. + P.S.- Aurangabad, District- Aurangabad 7.

Sunita Kumari, Wife Of Ram Rekha Yadav Resident Of Village- Rajwari, P.O. P.S. District- Aurangabad At Present Aaganbari Sevika Of Rajwari Tola ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

M/s Shailesh Kr Singh, Alok Kr, Advocates For the Respondent/s :

Mr Yogendra Pd Sinha, AAG VII with Mr Shanker Kumar, AC to AAG VII ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE MADHURESH PRASAD ORAL ORDER 23-05-2019 Matter has been listed today in the Summer Vacations as the learned counsel for the petitioner was desirous for consideration of his case during vacation.

The slip for listing was filed pursuant to notice dated 08th May 2019, published prior to the vacation. Matter is, accordingly, taken up for consideration as both parties are present and willing to assist the Court for disposal of the matter.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the

Patna High Court CWJC No.24610 of 2013(2) dt.23-05-2019 2/2 respondent-State It is submitted that petitioner would be approaching the Appellate Authority against the order dated 01.11.2012 issued by the Child Development Project Officer, Aurangabad. In view of the limited submission made by the petitioner's counsel, parties are in agreement that the petitioner may approach the Appellate Authority, as without exhausting the remedy of appeal, she has approached this Court. Matter has been pending in this Court for long time. In the circumstance, this Court would only observe that, while approaching the Appellate Authority, it would be open to the petitioner to raise pendency of these proceedings before this Court for meeting the ground of delay in approaching the appellate forum.

Writ petition stands disposed of.

(Madhuresh Prasad, J) M.E.H./- U