WP(C) 6410/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA The claim of the two schools involved in this writ petition is for financial as sistance in accordance with the particular guideline which inter alia provides for consideration for grant of financial assistant to the schools on the basis o f seniority, need, performance, location of the schools (Char area/ Border area) etc. According to the petitioners their schools have been deprived of financial assistance illegally. I have Mr. I. Rofique, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Mr . AD Choudhury, learned SC, Education Department. Mr. Choudhury, learned SC, Education Department submits that financial a ssistance cannot be claimed as a matter of right and that such assistance is pro vided following the parameters and yardsticks laid down in the policy decision/ guidelines. The writ petition is disposed of providing that the respondents may exam ine the feasibility or otherwise for providing financial assistance to the petit ioners’ school in terms of the adopted guidelines. Needless to say that the case of the petitioners shall not be considered in isolation, but shall be considere d alongwith other eligible schools in terms of the guidelines. At this stage, Mr. AD Choudhury, learned SC, Education Department submit s that the scheme for financial assistance has since been discontinued. If that be so, there is no question for framing fresh guidelines for consideration of th e case of the petitioners. However, Mr. Rofique, learned counsel for the petitio ners submits that the claim of the petitioners is pertaining to the period durin g which the scheme was prevalent and that the name of the petitioner No. 1 was w rongly dropped. Be it stated here that the matter is left open to be decided by the comp etent authority applying sound discretion.