WP(C) 4574/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE I.A. ANSARI Heard Mr. D.A. Kayum, learned counsel, for the petitioners, and Mr. B. Chakrabor ty, learned counsel, for the respondent Nos.1 to 4. Heard also Mr. Barman, learn ed Govt. Advocate, for the respondent Nos.5 and 6. The petitioners are various venture schools, which have, with the help of this w rit petition, made under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, sought for is suance of directions to the respondents to provide to the petitioners school fin ancial assistance. Appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.1 to 4, Mr. Chakraborty, learned Stand ing Counsel, Education Department, submitted that in terms of the Government’s p resent policy, the scheme of granting financial assistance to venture schools ha s been discontinued with effect from 01.04.2011. This position could not be disp uted on behalf of the writ petitioners. In view of the fact that this writ petition demands or seeks granting of financi al assistance on an assumption that the scheme for granting of financial assista nce to the kind of schools, as the petitioners, is continuing, and since the res pondents do not have the scheme in force, it is not enough that the petitioners school to ask for a direction to be issued to the respondents to grant financial assistance to the petitioners. Viewed thus, it is clear that the present writ p etition cannot be maintained. The petitioners shall, however, remain at liberty to file appropriate writ petition, if so advised, challenging the decision of th e Government as regard discontinuance of their earlier scheme of granting financ ial assistance to the venture schools. Confronted with the situation, Mr. Kayum, learned counsel for the petitioners, s eeks to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to the petitioners to approach this Court with appropriate application, in future, if so advised. Considering the matter in its entirety and in the interest of justice, this writ petition is disposed of on being withdrawn by the petitioners with liberty gran ted to them to approach this Court with appropriate application, in future, if s o advised.