WP(C) 1764/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. T alukdar, learned Addl. Senior Govt. Advocate, Assam for all the respondents. As agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition is taken up for disposal at the motion stage itself. The petitioner, by the present petition, has claimed the benefit of the scheme prepared by the Govt. of Assam for payment of the ex gratia amount to the Govt. employees who died while on duty. According to the petitioner, though her husband died in an accident occurred on 11.6.2001 while on duty, she has not be en paid the amount, for which she earlier approached this Court in WP(C) NO. 721 8/2002 which was though disposed of on 5.1.2006 directing the Director General o f Police, Assam to consider the case of the petitioner in the backdrop of the in stances cited by the petitioner of granting such ex gratia to the similarly plac ed persons, the Deputy Inspector General of Police, (MPC) vide order dated 3.7.2 006 requested the Govt. of Assam in the Home (A) Department for payment of Rs. 5 0,000/- to the petitioner without however considering that other similarly place d persons were paid 5,00,000/-. Mr. BJ Talukdar, learned Addl. Senior Govt. Advocate, Assam on the basis of the instruction received has submitted that the amount of Rs. 50,000/- as re flected in the communication Annexure 3 has already been paid to the petitioner on 4.4.2011. Mr. Choudhury learned counsel for the petitioner has also admitted recei pt of the said amount. Mr. Talukdar further submits that since the claim for payment of ex grat ia can be entertained only in respect of the persons who are killed by the extre mist during counter insurgency operation the petitioner is not entitled to Rs. 5 ,00,000/-. However, the petitioner on compassionate ground was paid Rs. 50,000/- . Mr. Talukdar, therefore, submits that the petitioner is not entitled to any ot her amount. It appears from the order dated 5.1.2006 passed in WP(C) No. 7218/2002 t hat this Court after noticing the contention of the petitioner that other simila rly placed persons were paid Rs. 5,00,000/- as ex gratia, directed the Director General of Police, Assam to look into the matter and take a decision. The commun ication dated 3.7.2006 issued by the Deputy Inspector General of Police (MPC) do es not reflect taking into consideration the instance cited by the petitioner. That being the position, the present petitioner is disposed of with the direction to the Director General of Police, Assam to reconsider the matter and pass necessary orders relating to the payment of ex gratia to the petitioner wit hin a period of two months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of thi s order as well as a copy of the writ petition with the annexures appended there to to be produced by the petitioner before the said authority. In case the petitioner is found to be not entitled to any further amount the reasons thereof shall be given in the said order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No cost.