WP(C) 1897/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE JUSTICE MR B.K. SHARMA Heard Ms. S.D. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner’s wife of late N. Mandal, has prayed for a direction to the respondents to pay compensation on account of death of her husband. According to the petitioner, her husband suffered injurie s of the elephant attack on 28.2.2009 and eventually died of the injuries on 1.3 .2009. It is the case of the petitioner that since the Forest Department is resp onsible for providing protection to the citizens from wild elephants, she is ent itled to compensation on account of un-natural death of her husband. In paragraph 7 of the counter affidavit, it has been stated thus :- 7. That, as regard to the statements made in paragraph 6 of the writ pe tition, this deponent begs to state that as per centrally sponsored scheme PROJ ECT ELEPHANT vide No. FRW-63/2003/10 dtd. 19.01.2004 and FRP-52/2007/35-A dated 06.03.2008. The local Administration authority whenever receive any proposal fr om the Forest Deptt. send it to the Govt. of Assam for sanction of exgratia gran t to the effected person and in case death to the family of the deceased. In thi s case no proposal have been received by the office of the deponent for sanction of exgratia grant till date. In view of the above, the respondents are directed to examine the case o f the petitioner for payment of ex-gratia grant as per the policy decision of th e Govt. and pass appropriate order. Let the entire exercise be carried out as expeditiously as possible but at any rate not later than 31.01.2012. Whatever may be the consequence thereof, the same may be communicated to the petitioner. Writ petition stands disposed of.