WP(C) 2979/2010 WP(C)BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Mr. Kaiyum, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Mis hra, learned Standing Counsel, Education Department. The petitioners before this Court are four members of the Managi ng Committee of the Jaleswar College located in the District of Goalpara, Assam. It is an institution governed by the provisions of the Assam Non-Government Col lege Management Rules, 2001 (as amended). Alleging disagreeable deeds of the pre sent Secretary of the Governing Body in collaboration with respondent No. 5, acc ording to the petitioners, an endeavour is on to obtain financial assistance in the name of the institution from the concerned Departmental authorities. Resisti ng the said move, the petitioners meanwhile have submitted a representation befo re the Director of Higher Education, Assam, on 19/5/2010 seeking his interventio n for remedial steps with a request to refrain from releasing the financial assi stance to the Secretary of the Governing Body and/or the respondent No. 5. The petitioners are before this Court with a grievance that the representation though required to be urgently disposed of remains unattended til l date. While Mr. Kaiyum has reiterated the above, Mr. Mishra points out that having regard to the nature of the dispute, this petition is not maintaina ble in law. Be that as it may, without offering any comment on the plea take n on behalf of the State respondents, for the time being, this Court is of the v iew that this proceeding ought to be closed by requiring the Director of Higher Education, Assam, to take an appropriate decision on the petitioners’ representa tion. As the matter relates to an academic institution, the process as indicated hereinabove should be completed within a period of one week from the date of re ceipt of certified copy of this order. It is made clear that this Court has not offered any comment on the merit of the petitioners’ challenge and it would be w ithin the discretion and dominion of the authority to take an appropriate decisi on on the issue. No costs.