The Court directed the respondent Child Development Project Officer to hold an Aam Sabha and complete the appointment process for an Anganbari Sevika post within specified time limits.
Direction to hold Aam Sabha within six weeks and complete appointment process within three months.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.20914 of 2019
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Kamla Devi Wife of Sri Sitaram Sahni Resident of Village- Nonphara, P.S.Piar, District- Muzaffarpur.
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Versus
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====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Lalmani Sharma Mr. Bishnukant Dubey For the State : Mr. Md.Raisul Haque (Sc10) ======================================================
CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA MISHRA ORAL ORDER
counsel appearing on behalf of the State.
The petitioner has come to this Court seeking a direction to the respondents to consider the case of the petitioner for her appointment on the post of Anganbari Sevika for Centre No. 128 under Ward No. 12, Gram Panchayat-Nonphara in the Circle Bandar in the district Muzaffarpur.
Learned counsel for the petitioner further prays that the respondents be given a direction to conduct an Aam Sabha
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forthwith as the respondents are needlessly delaying the process of appointment and, as such, no selection on the post of the Anganbari Sevika for the Centre No. 129, Ward No. 12 of Gram Panchayat Nonphara has been held even though an Ad hoc merit-list has already been prepared. He, thus, submits that an appropriate direction towards this would enable the process to be completed expeditiously. It is further submitted that several representations to the said effect have been filed by the petitioners and other public representatives dated 09.09.2019 and 11.09.2019 which are yet to be disposed off.
Considering the simple prayer made by the petitioner and also because the post of Anganbari Sevika has been kept vacant for no apparent reason and there appears to be no justification for the same, let the Respondent No. 6, namely, the Child Development Project Officer, Bandra, Muzaffarpur, take immediate steps towards holding the Aam Sabha of the concerned Panchayat. The said Aam Sabha should be held positively within a period of six weeks from the date of production/receipt of a copy of this order and the further process should also continue so as to be completed within a period of three months thereafter.
With the aforementioned directions, the writ
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application stands disposed off.
(Anjana Mishra, J)
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondent should be directed to hold an Aam Sabha and complete the appointment process for the post of Anganbari Sevika.
Kamla Devi
The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary Social Welfare Department, Bihar, Patna
The I.C.D.S. Welfare Department, Bihar, Patna
The District Magistrate Muzaffarpur
The District Welfare Officer Muzaffarpur
The District Programme Officer Welfare Department, Muzaffarpur
Anjana Mishra
As recorded by the court registry
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