IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.12042 of 2026 ====================================================== Sangeeta Kumari @ Sanjeeta Kumari Wife of Sunil Kumar @ Sunil Rai, Resident of village-Lalbabdi, P.S.- Parihar, District- Sitamarhi (Bihar). ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Government of Bihar, Patna. 2. The District Magistrate, Sitamarhi. 3. The Additional Collector, Sitamarhi. 4. The District Programme Officer, Sitamarhi. 5. The Child Development Project Officer, Sitamarhi. 6. The D.C.L.R-cum-Chairman, Sitamarhi. 7. Anchala Kumari, Wife of Lakshman Kumar, Resident of village- Lalbabdi, P.S.- Parihar, District- Sitamarhi. ... ... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar Jha, Advocate Mr. Saurav Anand, Advocate For the State : Dr. Md. Raisul Haque, SC-10 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHA SARTHY ORAL ORDER 2 13-08-2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner has filed the instant application for the following relief (s) :- “1. I. For setting aside the order dated 15.07.2025 passed in Anganbari Appeal Case No. 16/2023 passed by the learned Collector, P/6 Sitamarhi whereby and where under the learned Collector set aside the order of the learned District Programme Officer, Sitamarhi passed in Anganbari Appeal Case No. 4/2022 dated 27.02.2023 passed by learned District Programme Officer, Sitamarhi whereby and where under application filed by the respondent no. 7 has been allowed. Patna High Court CWJC No.12042 of 2026(2) dt.13-08-2026 2/2 II. For issuance of writ of mandamus directing the respondent authorities to affirm the order dated 17.02.2023 passed in Anganbari Appeal Case No. 4/2022 passed by the learned District Programme Officer, Sitamarhi whereby and where under the appointment of the petitioner has been affirmed. III. For passing such other appropriate order /orders, writ /writs, direction/directions as this Hon'ble Court think fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of this case.” 3. At the outset, it is submitted by learned counsel for the respondents that the instant application arising out of the Anganwadi Scheme is not maintainable in view of the judgment dated 9.4.2026 passed in LPA no. 695 of 2023 (Ram Dulari Devi vs. the State of Bihar & Ors.). 4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and having perused the contents of the petition including the aforesaid order dated 9.4.2026 passed in the case of Ram Dulari Devi (supra), the instant application is dismissed as not maintainable. Shiv/- (Partha Sarthy, J) U