WP(C) 4180/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTIC B P KATAKEY Heard Mr MU Mondal, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr BC Saikia, learne d state counsel appearing for the respondent nos.1 and 10. Also heard Mr Rajkhow a, learned Standing Counsel for the education department appearing for responden t nos.2,3,5,6 and 7 and Mr S Sarma, learned counsel for the respondent nos.8 and 9 as well as Ms Bora, learned state counsel appearing for the respondent no.4. The grievance of the petitioners in this petition is that though the Gov ernment adopted a policy decision to extend financial assistance to the schools across the State by formulating guidelines in that respect, such guidelines have been violated by the authority, in as much as though petitioner-schools were es tablished prior to other schools in their vicinity, they have been deprived of t he financial assistance. According to the petitioners, ventilating their grievan ces, though they filed a representation before the Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam in the Education (Elementary) Department on 9.5.2011, t he same has not been attended to till date. Learned Standing Counsel for the education department submits that the p etitioners’ grievances would definitely be looked into. It has also been submitt ed that as per his instruction, earlier decision of the government to provide th e financial assistance to different schools has been discontinued. Learned Stand ing Counsel, however, could not produce any notification issued in that regard. Having regard to the aforesaid position, the present petition is dispose d of directing the Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam in the Education (Elementary) Department to consider and dispose of the representation dated 9th May, 2011 submitted by the petitioners within a period of two months f rom the date of production of the certified copy of the order passed today along with a copy of the writ petition and the annexrues appended thereto by the peti tioners. The said authority will also take into consideration any subsequent dec ision taken by the government relating to the financial assistance to different schools. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs.