WP(C) 4315/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANIMA HAZARIKA Heard Mr.M.Phukan learned counsel appearing for petitioners. Also heard Ms.N.Barua learned Standing Counsel, Education Department appearing for all the respondents. Considering the grievance raised in the writ petition and as agreed to b y the learned counsel for the parties this writ petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioners herein are the Headmasters of the various venture L.P. S chools which were established during the year 1980-87 under the Deputy Inspector of Schools, South Salmara, Mankachar in the district of Dhubri. In pursuant to a notification dated 24.2.2004 issued by the Education Department, a Committee w as formed to examine the issue for providing ad-hoc grants-in-aid to the educati onal institutions for payment of remuneration to the teaching and non-teaching staff of the institutions including L.P.School /Middle School/ M.E.Madrassa/ H igh School/ High Madrassa /Higher Secondary School / Junior Colleges / Degree Co lleges and to make recommendations by way of selection of educational instituti ons for financial grant taking into consideration of the seniority by way of d ate of establishment, date of recognition and date of concurrence whichever is applicable and accordingly financial assistances are being provided to various Venture L.P. Schools since the year 2004. Although some of the schools which we re established long after the schools of the petitioners, they are being provid ed with financial assistance but petitioners’ schools were left out from receivi ng financial assistance. Being aggrieved , the petitioners submitted a represen tation before the Director of Elementary Education, Assam on which the Deputy I nspector of Schools, Mankachar submitted an inspection report of the petitioner s’ venture L.P. school for inclusion in the list of receiving financial assista nce for the year 2010 but till date no effective steps has been taken to that e ffect. Hence this writ petition. Mr.Phukan has submitted that the representation dated 14th July, 2010 su bmitted before the Director, Elementary Education, Assam (Annexure-P5 to the ins tant writ petition) has not been disposed of till date and his only limited pray er is for a direction to the authority to dispose of the representation so submi tted within a time frame. In view of the limited prayer so made, Ms.Barua has r aised no objection. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the re spondent No.3, i.e. Director of Elementary Education, Assam to dispose of the re presentation dated 14.7.2010 submitted by the petitioners within a period of fou r weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The petition er is also at liberty to submit a copy of the writ petition alongwith the annexu res appended thereto before the respondent No.3, while submitting a copy of this order. It is also made clear that if the petitioners are aggrieved by any order passed by the authority they are at liberty to approach this court. Writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs.