WP(C) 3704/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T VAIPHEI Heard Mr MN Islam, the learned counsel for the petitioners and M r B Choudhury, the learned standing counsel for the Education Department. Also h eard Mr KH Barman, the learned State counsel appearing for the State respondents . In this writ petition, the petitioners numbering 4 of them are a ggrieved by the inaction of the respondent authorities in not disposing of their representation dated 27.05.2011 for extending financial assistance to their sch ools. The petitioner-schools were established as LP Schools (venture) between 19 78 and 1980 in the Hailakandi District of Assam. The State Govt. has recently de cided to grant financial assistance to such schools on Legislative Assembly Cons tituency wise depending on their need, performance and seniority. Some 80 school s in the District of Hailakandi were granted financial assistance by the State r espondents under political influence and without adhering to the criteria laid d own in the guidelines. In terms of the need, performance and seniority, the peti tioner-schools deserves financial assistance more than the 80 schools which have been granted. The State respondents had asked the Deputy Commissioner of Hailak andi to submit the verification report regarding the existence of venture school s on Legislative Assembly Constituency wise. The Deputy Commissioner prepared th e verification report and submitted the same to the Govt. to this effect. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioners that some other venture sch ools established later than the petitioners-schools were selected and were grant ed financial assistance on pick and choose basis and not on the basis of need, p erformance and seniority. Aggrieved by this arbitrary and discriminatory treatme nt against the petitioners, they filed the representation dated 27.05.2011, but the respondent authorities have not disposed of the representation till now. Mr Islam, the learned counsel for the petitioners draws my atten tion to the decision of this Court in Kanaklata Girls’ ME School and Ors-Vs-The State of Assam and Ors reported in 2007 (3) GLT 333 and the decision dated 11.03 .2011 passed by this Court in WP(C) No.1490/2011(Pachim Bawarpar VLP School & 23 Ors-Vs-State of Assam & Ors) and submits that as this case is also covered by these decisions, similar order may be passed in this case as well. The fact tha t this case is a covered case is not disputed by the learned standing counsel fo r the Education Department. Under the circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of by di recting the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioners-schoo ls for financial assistance in accordance with the criteria laid down in the let ter dated 20.08.2004 issued by the Director of Elementary Education, Assam to th e District Elementary Education, Assam and keeping in mind the judgment in Kanak lata Girls’ ME School and Ors (Supra) and thereafter take a decision thereon in accordance with law within two months from the date of receipt of this order. No cost.