WP(C) 1708/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE T VAIPHEI Heard Mr M Sarania, the learned counsel for the petitioners also heard M s VL Singh, the learned GA, appearing for the State respondents. With the consent of both the counsel, this writ petition is being heard and is being disposed of by this order at the motion stage. The case of the petitioners is that they are the head of the twelve vill ages, which were arson affected village of 1996 ethnic riot. In the aftermath o f this ethnic riot, thousands of Bodo and Adibashis became homeless and lost the ir valuable properties. The petitioners are representing 429 victim families wh o have been affected by 1996 ethnic riot and were taking shelter at different re lief camps. The relief and rehabilitation department to the Govt. of Assam have already made assessment of the properties destroyed in the course of the said e thnic riot, which is at Annexure A. There is no dispute that the Govt. of Assam agreed to provide relief and rehabilitation grant to the tune of Rs. 10,000/- t o each of the riot victim families. On the basis of this assurance, the respond ent No. 4 has already submitted a proposal to the Govt. for sanction of Rs. 10,0 00/- per riot victim families. The grievance of the petitioners is that when similarly situated persons have been granted the rehabilitation amount in terms of the letter dated 18.03. 2008 of the Under Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Revenue & Disaster Management Department, Relief & Rehabilitation Branch, Dispur, they are able to construe a s to how they have been denied of the similar benefits. The petitioners as earl y as 15.02.2009 have submitted a representation to the respondent No. 1 to relea se the relief grants in their favour, but the same has been proved futile. This prompted the petitioners to file this writ petition. The learned counsel for t he petitioners drawing my attention to the order dated 22.01.2007 passed by this Court in WP(C) No. 2991 of 2006 submit that this Court may pass similar order. In my opinion, instead of keeping the matter pending, the writ petition should be disposed of on similar terms. In the result, this writ petition is dis posed of by directing the respondent No. 1 to verify the claims of the petitione rs and after verification, if they are found entitled to the relief amount, they shall be paid the same within a period of three months from the date of receipt of this order. It is made clear that the exercise of the verification shall ha ve to be examined by the State respondents in accordance with law. The parties are directed to bear their respective costs.