WP(C) 467/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE T VAIPHEI Both Mr SU Mazumdar, the learned counsel for the petitioners and Mrs VL Singh, the learned State counsel representing the respondents No. 1 to 5 have been heard. The grievance of the petitioners numbering 49 (forty nine) of th em is that they have not been paid the benefits including cash payable under the scheme for Surrender-Cum-Rehabilitation of Militants in the North East framed b y the Central Government. Admittedly, the petitioners are surrendered militants belonging to the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA). Their case is that th ey have surrendered and fulfilled the conditions stipulated in the scheme but th ese benefits have been denied without any rhyme or reason. The learned counsel for the petitioners draws my attention to th e letter dated 22.05.2008 and the letter dated 02.12.2009 of the Under Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs and Deputy Secretary to the Gov t. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs respectively and submits that in terms of these two letters, each of the petitioners are entitled to payment of lump sum a mount of Rs. 1,50,000/- and Rs. 3,500/- PM with effect from 01.12.2009 for a per iod of one year for their rehabilitation and that this amount are payable by the State Government which are to be reimbursed by the Central Government after the payment. I have carefully gone through these two letters and examination thereof would indicate that the Central Government has made it obligatory on the part of the State Government to grant these benefits provided the petitioners f ulfilled the conditions laid down therein. This Surrender-Cum-Rehabilitation Scheme is to be implemented by the State Government in true spirit to attract greater number of disillusioned cadres in the main stream. As the petitioners have not been granted these benefits, this writ petition has been filed. A similar case came up for consideration before this Court in Lakhan Bhuyan & Ors. V. State of Assam & Ors in WP (C) No. 293/2011 as well as Suren P hukan & Ors v. State of Assam & Ors in WP (C) No. 311/2011. This Court’s by the order dated 21.02.2011 directed the petitioners therein to file their applicatio ns before the Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Home & Political Department withi n two weeks’ seeking the relief under this aforesaid scheme, which, on filing of such individual application, will be considered by the Secretary to the Govt. o f Assam, Home & Political Department for verification and payment if any of them are found entitled thereto. As the facts presented in this case are practically one and the same, I dispose of this writ petition by issuing the following directions below: - 1. The petitioners will file their individual applications for availing of the b enefits under the Scheme for Surrender-Cum-Rehabilitation o f Militants in the North East within a period of two weeks’ from today. 2. On receipt of these applications, the respondent No.2 shall verify or cause t o verify the individual application as to the genuineness of their claim as well as their fulfilment of the eligibility conditions for the grant and will comple te the exercise within three months thereafter. 3. On the basis of the finding on the entitlement of each of the petitioners to the benefits of the scheme, payment shall be made to such of the petitioners wh o are found to be entitled thereto within the next three months. The parties are directed to bear their respective cost. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of in the manner indic ated above.