15 1144..0099..22002266 Court No. 236 pp WPA 8256 of 2025 Ayesa Julkha Khatun vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Goutam Misra, Mr. Vaskar Pal … for the petitioners. Mr. Jayanta Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Ms. Megha Sarkar … for the State. 1. The petitioner made an application for the post of Anganwadi Worker / Helper in Galsi-II ICDS Project in the district of Purba Bardhaman to the District Magistrate, Purba Bardhaman. 2. Learned counsel for the State respondents submits that the District Magistrate is not the appropriate authority and the Child Development Project Officer under ICDS Project is the appropriate authority. 3. In such circumstances, this writ petition stands dismissed. 4. However, dismissal of this writ petition shall not preclude the petitioner from making an application to the appropriate authority in accordance with law. 5. Urgent certified photostat copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties on compliance of requisite formalities. (Arjun Ray Mukherjee, J.)