Ranju Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.18704 of 2024 ====================================================== Ranju Devi, W/o Ramesh Paswan, Resident of Village- Bakhtiyarpur, P.S.- Uphara, District- Aurangabad.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

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

2.

Director Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), Govt. of Bihar, Patna.

3.

District Magistrate, Aurangabad.

4.

District Programme Officer (ICDS), District Aurangabad. 5.

Child Development Programme Officer, Goh, Aurangabad. 6.

Mamta Kumari, Wife of Nitesh Kumar, Resident of Village- Basawanpur, P.S.- Uphara, District- Aurangabad.

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

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Thakur Brajesh Singh, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mr. Vishambhar Prasad, AC to AAG-5 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 09-12-2024 Heard Mr. Thakur Brajesh Singh, learned Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. Vishambhar Prasad, learned Advocate for the State.

2. The petitioner is aggrieved with the order as contained in Memo No. 1762/G. Pro. Aurangabad dated 23.10.2024 passed by the District Programme Officer (ICDS), Aurangabad whereby and whereunder the petitioner has been removed from the post of Anganwari Sevika and further direction has been given to the C.D.P.O., Goh to recover 22 month salary from the petitioner.

3. At the outset, learned Advocate for the State

Patna High Court CWJC No.18704 of 2024(2) dt.09-12-2024 2/2 submits that since the petitioner has appropriate alternative remedy of appeal before the Collector of the concerned district, the writ petition ought not to be entertained.

4. Having heard the learned Advocate for the respective parties and considering the fact that the petitioner has appropriate alternative remedy of appeal before the Collector, the writ petition stands disposed off, with the liberty aforesaid to assail the impugned order.

(Harish Kumar, J) supratim/- U