IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.9583 of 2024 ======================================================

Kumari Jayanti Sinha Wife of Late Binay Kumar, resident of Village- Kesho Chak, P.S.- Masaurhi, District- Patna.

... ... Petitioner/s Versus

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

2. The Director of Isolated Child Development Services, (ICDS), Social Welfare Department Bihar, Patna.

3. The Sub- Divisional Commissioner, Patna.

4. The Collector and District Magistrate, Patna.

5. The District Program Officer, Social Welfare Department, Patna.

6. The Child Development Program Officer (C.D.P.O.), Masaurhi, Patna.

7. The Female Supervisor, Masaurhi, Social Welfare Department, Bihar Patna.

8. Seema Kumari, Wife of Ankit Kumar @ Kabindra Kumar, Resident of Village- Vhadaura Malikana, P.S.- Masaurhi, District- Patna.

... ... Respondent/s ======================================================

Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vijay Shankar Shrivastava, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Government Advocate 9 ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DR. ANSHUMAN

ORAL JUDGMENT

Date : 24-02-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

2. The present writ petition has been filed for quashing of the order dated 14.06.2023 passed by the Collector cum District Magistrate, Patna in Anganwadi Appeal Case No. 10/2019-20 (Annexure-6), as well as for quashing of the order dated 28.08.2019 passed by the District Programme Officer, Patna in Anganwadi Appeal Case No. 56/2017 (Annexure-5). Further prayer has been made for quashing of the selection of respondent no.8 who has been selected/appointed on the post of Sevika at Centre No. 233, Ward No. 9, Gram Panchayat- Vhadaura, Block- Masaurhi, District- Patna in pursuant to order dated 28.08.2019 passed in Anganwadi Appeal Case No. 56/2017. Further prayer has been made for directing the respondents to issue selection/appointment letter in favour of the petitioner and allow her to join on the post of Sevika at Centre No. 233, Ward No. 9, Gram Panchayat- Vhadaura, Block-

Masaurhi, District- Patna in place of respondent no.8.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has appeared in the selection process of Anganwadi Sevika and Sahayika and following the due process, she was selected on 13.10.2017 for the post of Sevika and thereafter, joined on 15.10.2017 and regularly discharging her duty. In the meantime, the petitioner also participated in the Job Course Training and in this regard, on 15.02.2018, the petitioner granted a certificate from Rural Female Development Welfare Institute through Anganwadi Training Centre, Ramchandarpur, Biharsharif, Nalanda. Counsel further submits that after joining of the petitioner, a complaint was filed against the petitioner which was entertained by the D.P.O bearing Anganwadi Appeal Case No. 56/2017. After hearing both the parties, the D.P.O has allowed the said Anganwadi Appeal Case No. 56/2017 in favour of the respondent no.8 by cancelling the selection of the petitioner, and at her place, the respondent no.8 was directed to be joined. Counsel further submits that being aggrieved and dissatisfied with the order dated 28.08.2019 passed by the D.P.O in Anganwadi Appeal Case No. 56/2017, the petitioner has preferred appeal before the Collector cum District Magistrate, Patna bearing Anganwadi Appeal Case No. 10/2019-20 which was also rejected vide order dated 14.06.2023.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner has passed matriculation examination from the Bihar Sanskrit Education Board, Patna in the year 2014. The examination was commenced on 29.03.2014 and the result was published on 26.09.2014, in which the petitioner had obtained 83.71% marks. Accordingly, on 14.02.2015, the petitioner obtained school leaving certificate from S.K. Sanskrit Primary cu