Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

Annexure-6 is the order dated 12.02.2011 passed by the District Magistrate, Jehanabad. By virtue of this order appointment or selection made under the aegis of one Raj Kishore Sharma between 11.03.2003 and 13.03.2003 for various Angan Bari Centres of which these petitioners came to be appointed as Sevika or Sahayika has been held to be bad and direction has been issued for a fresh exercise.

2. Submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners is that the order of the District Magistrate, Jehanabad is erroneous in light of the fact that in terms of 1998 guidelines issued by the State government, even if it is argued that the Mukhia of the Panchayat had participated in the selection process, he had participated only as a Member. If his participation is ignored then it makes no difference to the final selection which was any way made by the Child Development Project Officer who was the Chairman of the Committee. Mere participation of the Mukhia does not vitiate the proceeding.

3. The Court has gone through the detailed order passed by the District Magistrate. He has dealt with the background under which