WP(C) 1349/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY The petitioners’ venture schools located in Jorhat district claim the benefit of financial assistance being considered by the Government to eligible venture sch ools on the basis of specified criteria like need, performance, seniority etc. Mr. MR Pathak, learned Standing Counsel, Education, Education submits that direc tion can be issued to consider the claim of the petitioners’ schools in terms of the Government Guidelines issued on 12.01.2011 for implementation of the State plan for granting financial assistance to the Venture Educational Institutions a nd also the decision of this Court in Kanaklata Girls’ ME School vs. State of As sam reported in 2007(3) GLT 333. The learned counsel for the petitioner is aggreable to consideration of the peti tioners’ claim in the light of the above guidelines and this Court’s decision in Kalaklata Girls’ (supra). In view of above, the competent State authority is directed to consider the enti tlement of the petitioner’s Schools to financial assistance under the Government Policy and the Guidelines dated 12.01.2011, in the light of the ratio laid down in Kalaklata Girls’ (supra). The writ petition is disposed of with the above order.