Madhuresh Prasad, J. – Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner has approached this Court being aggrieved by the order passed by the District Magistrate-cum-Collector, Lakhisarai on 13.09.2017, whereby and whereunder he has set aside the order passed by the District Programme Officer, Lakhisarai on 23.11.2015 in favour of the petitioner. The petitioner seeks a direction upon the authorities to select the petitioner as Aganwadi Sevika for centre no. 267 at ward no. 7 in village Chaukada, in terms of the order dated 23.11.2015 of the District Programme Officer, Lakhisarai.

3. The brief factual background is that an advertisement dated 11.12.2014 was issued for selection of Aganwadi Sevika at the centre in question, where petitioner was one of the applicants. The petitioner as well as the private respondent no. 8, amongst others, were applicants and participated in the process pursuant to the said advertisement. The Aam Sabha proceedings were conducted on 03.02.2015. It is admitted position that selection of Aganwadi Sevika, to the centre in question, was to be from amongst the extremely backward caste category as the area was predominantly comprising of EBC. Another fact which is not dispu