WP(C) 3713/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTIC B P KATAKEY Heard Mr MU Mondal, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr Rajkhowa, learned Standing Counsel for the education department appearing for respondent nos.1,2, 3,5 and 6. Also heard Mr Choudhury, learned Standing Counsel for the education d epartment appearing for the respondent no.4 and Mr S Sarma, learned counsel for the respondent nos.7 and 8 as well as Mr BC Saikia, learned counsel for the resp ondent no.9. The grievance of the petitioners in this petition is that though the Gov ernment adopted a policy decision to extend financial assistance to the schools across the State by formulating guidelines in that respect, such guidelines have been violated by the authority, in as much as though petitioner-schools were es tablished prior to other schools in their vicinity, they have been deprived of t he financial assistance. According to the petitioners, ventilating their grievan ces, though they filed a representation before the Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam in the Education Department on 6.5.2011, the same has n ot been attended to till date. Learned Standing Counsel for the education department submits that the p etitioners’ grievances would definitely be looked into. It has also been submitt ed that as per his instruction, earlier decision of the government to provide th e financial assistance to different schools has been discontinued. Learned Stand ing Counsel, however, could not produce any notification issued in that regard. Having regard to the aforesaid position, the present petition is dispose d of directing the Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam in the Education Department to consider and dispose of the representation dated 6th May , 2011 submitted by the petitioners within a period of two months from the date of production of the certified copy of the order passed today along with a copy of the writ petition and the annexrues appended thereto by the petitioners. The said authority will also take into consideration any subsequent decision taken b y the government relating to the financial assistance to different schools. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs.