WP(C) 2703/2007 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE IA ANSARI All these writ petitions relate to grant of financial assistance by the State Government to various schools, in the State of Assam, in respect of the fi nancial year 2005-2006 and the learned counsel for the parties concerned agree t hat in the facts and circumstances of the present case, all these writ petitions can be, and need to be, disposed of at this stage itself. These writ petitions have, therefore, been taken up for final disposal. Heard Mr. K. Paul, learned counsel for the petitioner in W.P.(C) No. 3 275/2007, Mr. A. Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner in W.P.(C) No. 3280/2 007, Mr. D. A. Kayum, learned counsel for the petitioner in W.P.(C) No. 3649/200 7 & WP(C) 3650/2007, Mr. J. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner in W.P.(C) No. 3693/2007, Mr. B. B. Gogoi, learned counsel for the petitioner in W.P.(C) N o. 96/2007, and Mr. M. H. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner in W.P.( C) 4139/2006 and WP(C) No. 2703/2007. Also heard Mr. M. K. Choudhury, learned Senior counsel, assisted by Mr. M. R. Pathak, learned Standing counsel for the D epartment of Education, Assam, appearing on behalf of the respondents. By a letter, dated 12.12.2005, a select-list for providing financial ass istance to various schools, in respect of the financial year 2005-2006, was prep ared. This was followed by two more orders, passed on 24.02.2006 and 27.02.2006 , whereby some other schools were also enlisted as schools, which would be provi ded financial assistance. Many of those schools, which had not been included in the said select-lists, felt aggrieved and have accordingly come to this Court b y making applications under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. By judgment and order, dated 22.05.2007, passed in WP(C) No. 4822/2006 ( Kanaklata Girls M.E. School vs. State of Assam and Ors.) and a batch of other wr it petitions, the Court has clarified the criteria and yardstick, which are to b e applied for the purpose of making available financial assistance to the educat ional institutions. The observations made, guidelines issued and the directions given by the judgment and order, dated 22.05.2007, aforementioned have, admitte dly, not been challenged and have, thus, attained finality. The present batch o f writ petitions, therefore, need to be disposed of in the light of what have be en observed and directed by the Court in the judgment and order, dated 22.05.200 7, aforementioned. What is, now, of utmost importance to note is that in none of these writ petitions, any interim direction was passed restraining the State respondents f rom disbursing the financial assistance nor was any order passed in any other wr it petitions putting complete ban on disbursement of financial assistance to sch ools, which were selected as the schools fit for receiving the financial assista nce. Before any order with regard to the granting of financial assistance cou ld be passed in this batch of writ petitions, the financial assistance to the se lected schools have already been disbursed. Since disbursement of the financial assistance to the selected schools is not subject to the outcome of this batch of writ petitions, it is clear that the guidelines issued for providing financia l assistance to educational institutions, as given in Kanaklata Girls Schools (s upra), will apply to the cases of the present writ petitions in respect of the f inancial year 2007-2008 and onward. Considering, therefore, the matter in its entirety and in the interest o f justice, it is hereby directed that the cases of these writ petitioners shall be considered by the State respondents, particularly, Commissioner & Secretary, Government of Assam, Education (Elementary) Department, Assam, in the light of t he decision rendered in Kanaklata Girls M.E. School vs. State of Assam and Ors. (supra), in respect of the financial year 2007-2008 and onward, whenever the Gov ernment decides to extend financial assistance to schools, which are similarly s ituated as the schools, which have filed these writ petitions. Whatever decision is arrived at by the State respondents, as directed hereinbefore, or whatever o rders are passed by the State respondents, as have been directed hereinbefore, s hall be communicated, in writing, to the writ petitioners. If any of the writ p etitioners feels aggrieved by the decision, which may be taken, or the direction s, which may be passed, the petitioner concerned shall remain at liberty to take recourse to such provisions of law as may be permissible. The petitioners shal l furnish to the respondents/authorities concerned a certified copy of this orde r along with copies of the respective writ petition and annexure thereto. Furnish a copy of this order to Mr. M. K. Choudhury, learned Standing co unsel, Education Department, Assam. With the above observations and directions, these writ petitions shall s tand disposed of. No order as to costs.