WP(C) 928/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UB SAHA The petitioners are the Venture Lower Primary Schools (for short ’VLP Schools’) by way of filing the instant writ petition made a prayer for quashing the list o f VLP Schools prepared by respondent No.3 for providing financial assistance, or to provide financial benefit to the petitioner VLP Schools. When the matter is taken up for motion hearing, Mr. A.Hussain, learned counsel f or the petitioners as well as the learned Standing Counsel, Education submit tha t the writ petition can be disposed of in the line of the order of this court d ated 24.1.2011 passed in W.P.(C) No.362 of 2011. In view of the above submission of the learned counsel for the parties, this wri t petition is taken up for final disposal. The brief facts of the case are as follows :- The petitioner VLP schools have been established in the year 1983 and 1984 respe ctively in the backward area to impart education to the poor and needy students of that area but the respondents failed to consider their case for financial ass istance under the scheme of the Government to grant such assistance to the VLP s chools of the State. It is contended that less deserving schools have been selec ted by the District Elementary Education officer, for grant of such financial as sistance without considering the case of the petitioners. As per the government policy, financial grants are given to the VLP schools selected on the criteria n amely (i) seniority, (ii) need and (iii) performance, and other considerations-l ocation of the school, SC/ST/Minority concentrated area, Girls Education etc. Learned Standing Counsel submits that the criteria have been circulated by the g overnment on 12.1.2011 directing the District Elementary Education Officers to s elect schools for financial assistance only on the basis of the above criteria a nd if the petitioners are deserving, their case would certainly be considered as per the notified criteria. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that direction be issued t o the respondents to consider the entitlement of the petitioner Schools on the b asis of the criteria notified in the circular dated 12.1.2011. He further submit s that the respondents may be directed to consider the case of the petitioners a fter taking note of Kanaklata Girls’ ME School and ors. Vrs. State of Assam and others, 2007 (3) GLT 333. In view of the above submission of the learned counsel for the parties, this cou rt is of the considered opinion that the claim of the petitioner VLP schools for financial assistance should be considered in the light of the notification date d 12.1.2011 as well as the decision of this court in Kanaklata Girls’ ME School (supra). Petitioners shall furnish a copy of this order to the respondent No.1, Commissioner and Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Education Department (Elementa ry), Dispur within a period of 15 days and on receipt of the same, the responden t No.1 shall consider the case of the petitioners in the light of the notificati on dated 12.1.2011 as well as the decision of this court in Kanaklata Girls’ ME School (supra). With the above directions, this writ petition is disposed of.