WP(C) 3076/2003 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.P.KATAKEY None appears for the petitioner. I have heard Mrs HM Phukan, learned state counsel appearing for the resp ondents. The petitioner who is the unfortunate father of Surendra Paswan ~ a driv er killed in an accident occurred on 29.11.1997 ~ by the present petition, is pr aying for a direction to the respondent authorities for payment of ex -gratia gr ant as well as compensation to the tune of Rs.5 lakh (rupees five lakh) contendi ng inter alia that while his son was driving a vehicle(608 truck) carrying onto it some personnel of Assam police battalion on being requisitioned for that purp ose under provisions of Assam Requisition & Control of Vehicles Act 1968, on 29t h November 2009, miscreants/extremists exploded powerful bomb, resulting in the instantaneous death of his son. According to the petitioner, though several repr esentations were submitted before the authority for payment of ex-gratia, he is yet to be paid. Superintendent of Police(respondent no.4), in the affidavit-in-oppositio n filed, contended that a proposal for sanction of an ex-gratia of Rs.1 lakh(rup ees one lakh) had been submitted before the government by the office memo dated 18th April 1998 and since the said amount has not been released, it could not pa id to the petitioner and that the District Magistrate, Jorhat had also been acco rdingly informed vide communication dated 23rd June 1998. From the above, it appears that Superintendent of Police, Jorhat has adm itted that the petitioner is entitled to at least Rs.1 lakh(rupees one lakh) and the same could not be paid due to non sanction and non receipt of fund from the government. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of directing the re spondents, particularly the respondent nos.1 and 4, to take all necessary steps for sanction of the said amount and subsequent release to the petitioner. The sa me shall be done within one month from today. The writ petition is accordingly allowed to the extent indicated above. No costs. A copy of this order be furnished to Mrs HM Phukan, learned state counse l, for onward transmission to the aforesaid authorities.