WP(C) 217/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY The petitioner venture school i.e. No.2 Mahish Bathan V.L.P. School established in the year 1982 was not considered for financial assistance under a scheme of t he Government to grant such assistance to venture schools of the State. It is co ntended that the less deserving schools have been selected by the District Eleme ntary Education Officer, Dhubri for grant of such financial assistance. As per the Government policy, financial grants are given to the venture LP Schools on the criteria of (i) Seniority (ii) Need and (iii) Performance and other consideration i.e. location of the school, SC/ST minority concentrated are a, Girls Education etc. Mr. M.K. Mishra, learned Standing Counsel, Education Department submits that these criteria have been circulated by the Government on 2.6.2009 directing the District Elementary Education officers to select schools for financial assi stance only on the basis of the above criteria and if the petitioner is deservin g, his case would certainly be considered as per the notified criteria. The learned Counsel for the petitioner Mr. M.U. Mondal submits that dire ction be issued to consider the entitlement of the petitioner school on the basi s of the criteria notified in the circular dated 2.6.2009. Having regard to the above, I am of the view that the claim of the petit ioner school for financial assistance should be considered in light of the crite ria notified by the Government on 2.6.2009 along with other such venture schools . It is ordered accordingly. The case is disposed of with the above direction.