WP(C) 3125/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR S JUSTICE ANIMA HAZARIKA Heard Mr SU Mazumdar, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr J. Hand ique, learned state counsel representing respondent Nos. 1 to 5, Mr A. Das Gupta , learned Central Government Counsel for respondent Nos. 6, 7 and 9 and Ms M. Bo ra, learned State Counsel, Arunachal Pradesh for respondent No. 8. The grievance of the petitioners numbering 4 (four) is that they have not been p aid the benefits including cash payable under the scheme for Surrender-cum-Rehab ilitation of Militants in the North East framed by the Central Government. Admit tedly, the petitioners are surrendered militants belonging to the United Liberat ion Front of Assam (ULFA). Their case is that they have surrendered and fulfille d the conditions stipulated in the scheme but these benefits have been denied wi thout any rhyme or reason. The learned counsel for the petitioners draws my attention to the letters dated 22.05.2008 and 02.12.2009 of the Under Secretary to the Government of India, Min istry of Home Affairs and Deputy Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs respectively and submits that in terms of these two letters, eac h of the petitioners are entitled for payment of lump sum amount of Rs. 1,50,00 0/- and Rs. 3,500/- P.M. with effect from 01.12.2009 for a period of one year fo r their rehabilitation and that this amount are payable by the State Government which are to be reimbursed by the Central Government after the payment. I have carefully gone through these two letters and examination thereof would in dicate that the Central Government has made it obligatory on the part of the Sta te Government to grant these benefits provided the petitioners fulfilled the con ditions laid down therein. This Surrender-Cum-Rehabilitation Scheme is to be implemented by the State Gover nment in true spirit to attract greater number of disillusioned cadres in the ma in stream. As the petitioners have not been granted these benefits, this writ petition has been filed. A similar case came up for consideration before this Court in Lakhan Bhuyan & Ors. V.State of Assam & Ors in WP(C)No. 293/2011 as well as Suren Phuk an & Ors V. State of Assam & Ors in WP(C) No. 311/2011. This Courts by the order dated 21.02.2011 directed the petitioners therein to file their applications b efore the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Home & Political Department with in two weeks seeking the relief under the aforesaid scheme, which, on filing of such individual application, will be considered by the Secretary to the Governm ent of Assan, Home & Political Department for verification and payment if any of them are found entitled thereto. As the facts presented in this case are practically one and the same, I hereby d ispose of this writ petition by issuing the following directions : 1. The petitioners will file their individual applications for availing of the benefits under the Scheme for Surrender-Cum-Rehabilitation of Militants in t he North East within a period of two weeks from today. 2. On receipt of these applications, the respondent No. 2 shall verify or c ause to verify the individual application as to the genuineness of their claim a s well as their fulfillment of the eligibility conditions for the grant and will complete the exercise within three months thereafter. 3. On the basis of the finding on the entitlement of each of the petitioner s to the benefits of the scheme, payment shall be made to such of the petitioner s who are found to be entitled thereto within the next three months. The writ petition is accordingly allowed and disposed of. No costs.