Chandani Kumari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.1077 of 2020 ====================================================== Chandani Kumari W/o Sri Manish Kumar Pathak Resident of Village- Katai Bojh, Ward No. 2, Post Manu Dihri, P.s.- Jagdishpur, District- Bhojpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Bihar, Patna 2.

The Director Integrated Child Development Services, Bihar, patna 3.

The Divisional Commissioner Patna Division, Patna 4.

The District Magistrate Bhojpur at Ara 5.

The District Programme Officer (I.C.D.S.) Bhojpur at Ara 6.

The Sub Divisional Officer Jagdishpur, Bhojpur 7.

The Child Development Project Officer Jagdishpur, Ara 8.

The Lady Supervisor Jagdishpur, Ara 9.

The Mukhiya Gram Panchayat, Hetampur, Jagdishpur Block, DistrictBhojpur 10.

Baby Kumari W/o Rahul Kumar Singh R/o Kataibojh, P.o.- Manu Dihri, P.s.- Tiar, District- Bhojpur ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Praveen Kumar :

Mr.Arvind Kumar For the Respondent/s :

Mr.Smt. Kumari Amrita (Gp3) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 27-02-2020 An order dated 16.11.2019 passed by the District Programme Officer (ICDS) Bhojpur, Ara, is under challenge in the present writ application, whereby the petitioner's claim for her selection as Anganbari Sewika for center no. 199 in Ward no. 2 of Hetampur, Gram Panchayat, in the district of Bhojpur, has been rejected.

2. The guidelines which govern the selection of

Patna High Court CWJC No.1077 of 2020(2) dt.27-02-2020 2/2 Anganbari Sewika, admittedly provide for remedy against the impugned order. The petitioner ought to have preferred revision before the concerned Divisional Commissioner, against the impugned order, which he has not done.

3. This application is disposed of with an observation that the petitioner shall be at liberty to question the impugned decision before the Divisional Commissioner in accordance with the procedure prescribed under the guidelines.

4. It is indicated that the petitioner shall be at liberty to seek condonation of delay in filing his revision before the Divisional Commissioner on the ground that he was pursuing his remedy before this Court.

(Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) AKASH/- U