WP(C) 4350/2007 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE IA ANSARI This writ petition relates to grant of financial assistance by the State Government to various schools, in the State of Assam, in respect of the financi al year 2007-2008 and the learned counsel for the parties concerned agree that i n the facts and circumstances of the present case, this writ petition can be, an d needs to be, disposed of at this stage itself. This writ petition has, therefo re, been taken up for final disposal. Heard Mr. KA Mazumdar, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Ms. N Bar ua, learned Standing Counsel, Education Department, Assam, appearing on behalf o f 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 2007-2008, 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 writ pe tition, therefore, needs to be disposed of in the light of what have been observ ed and directed by the Court in the judgment and order, dated 22.05.2007, aforem entioned. What is, now, of utmost importance to note is that no interim direction was pass ed in this writ petition restraining the State respondents from disbursing the f inancial assistance nor was any order passed putting complete ban on disbursemen t of financial assistance to schools, which were selected as the schools fit for receiving the financial assistance. Before any order with regard to the granting of financial assistance cou ld be passed in this writ petition, the financial assistance to the selected sch ools has already been disbursed. Since disbursement of the financial assistance to the selected schools is not subject to the outcome of this writ petition, it is clear that the guidelines issued for providing financial assistance to educa tional institutions, as given in Kanaklata Girls Schools (supra), will apply to the case of the present writ petitioner in respect of the financial year 2007-20 08 and onward. Considering, therefore, the matter in its entirety and in the interest of justic e, it is hereby directed that the case of this writ petitioner shall be consider ed by the State respondents, particularly, Commissioner & Secretary, Government of Assam, Education (Elementary) Department, Assam, in the light of the 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 Government dec ides to extend financial assistance to schools, which are similarly situated as the school, which has filed this writ petition. Whatever decision is arrived at by the State respondents, as directed hereinbefore, or whatever orders are passe d by the State respondents, as have been directed hereinbefore, shall be communi cated, in writing, to the writ petitioner. If petitioner feels aggrieved by the decision, which may be taken, or the directions, which may be passed, the petit ioner concerned shall remain at liberty to take recourse to such provisions of l aw as may be permissible. The petitioner shall furnish to the respondents/autho rities concerned a certified copy of this order along with copies of the respect ive writ petition and annexure thereto. Furnish a copy of this order to Ms. N Barua, learned Standing counsel, E ducation Department, Assam. With the above observations and directions, these writ petitions shall s tand disposed of. No order as to costs.