WP(C) 362/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE U.B. SAHA The petitioners, seven in number, are the Venture Lower Primary Schools (for sho rt, VLP Schools’) by way of filing the instant writ petition made a prayer for q uashing the list of VLP Schools prepared by respondent No. 3 for providing finan cial assistance, or to provide financial benefit to the petitioner-VLP schools. When the matter is taken up for motion hearing, Mr. MU Mondal, learned c ounsel for the petitioners as well as Mr. SK Das, learned Standing Counsel, Educ ation Department submits that the writ petition can be disposed of in the line o f the order of this Court dated 10.01.2011 in WP(C) 114/2011. In view of the above submission of the learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal. The brief facts of the case are as follows:- The petitioner-VLP schools have been established in the years 1984, 1985 , 1990, 1992, 1993 and 1995 respectively in the backward area to impart educatio n to the poor and needy students of that area but the respondents failed to cons ider their case for financial assistance under the scheme of the Government to g rant such assistance to the VLP Schools of the state. It is contended that less deserving schools have been selected by the District Elementary Education Office r, Dhubri for grant of such financial assistance without considering the case of the petitioners. As per the government policy, financial grants are given to th e VLP Schools selected on the criteria namely, (i) Seniority, (ii) Need and (iii ) Performance, and other considerations-location of the school, SC/ ST/ Minority concentrated area, Girls Education, etc. Mr. Das submits that the criteria has been circulated by the government on 02.06.2009 directing the District Elementary Education Officer’s to select sc hools for financial assistance only on the basis of the above criteria and if th e petitioners are deserving, their case would certainly be considered as per the notified criteria. Mr. Mondal submits that direction be issued to the respondents to consid er the entitlement of the petitioners’ schools on the basis of the criteria noti fied in the circular dated 02.06.2009. He further submits that the respondents m ay be directed to consider the case of the petitioners taking note of Kanaklata Girls’ ME School & Ors. Vs. State of Assam and Ors., 2007 (3) GLT 333. In view of the above submission of the learned counsel for the parties, this Court is of the considered opinion that the claim of the petitioner-VLP Sch ools for financial assistance should be considered in the light of the notificat ion dated 02.06.2009 as well as the decision of this Court in Kanaklata Girls’ M E School (supra). Petitioners shall furnish a copy of this order to the responde nt No. 1, Commissioner and Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Education Department (Elementary) Dispur within a period of 15 days and on receipt of the same, resp ondent No. 1 shall consider the case of the petitioner-VLP Schools in the light of the notification dated 02.06.2009 as well as the decision of this Court in Ka naklata Girls’ ME School (supra). With the above directions, this writ petition stands disposed of.