WP(C) 1221/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.P.KATAKEY Heard Mr J Islam, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mrs VL Singh, learned State counsel appearing for the respondents. Grievance of the petitioners in the present petition is that though a su m of Rs.45,55,25,000/- as a rehabilitation grant @ rupees fifty thousand per fam ily for 7951 numbers of families including the members of the petitioner No.1 s amity, who were the victims of the ethnic clash taken place in the year 1993-199 6-1998, was sanctioned by Government of Assam ~ in the Revenue and Disaster Mana gement Department ~ only a sum of rupees ten thousand had been paid to each of t hem without however releasing the balance of Rs.40,000/-. According to the petit ioners, though they submitted a representation before the Deputy Commissioner, K okrajhar, for release of the balance rupees fourty thousand to each of the affec ted families, nothing has been done till date. There has been no affidavit-in-opposition filed by any of the respondent s. It has been submitted by learned State counsel that the claim of the pet itioners for the rehabilitation grant will be verified by the Deputy Commissione r, Kokrajhar, and on such exercise if the members of the petitioner No.1 samity are found to be entitled to any amount, sanctioned vide communication dated 15th March 2010, the same would be paid to them. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of with direction to the Dep uty Commissioner, Kokrajhar, to verify the claim of the each member of the petit ioner samity and if upon verification it is found that all or any of them are en titled to any further amount out of the fund sanctioned by the government of Ass am and communicated vide communication dated 15th March 2010, the same shall be paid to them. The entire exercise is directed to be completed on or before 18th July 2011. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs.