Heard Mr. Somik Deb, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as Mr. T.D. Majumder, learned G.A. appearing for the respondents.

2. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner who is serving as a the Rifleman (GD), Group-C in the 8th Battalion TSR (IRiii) has challenged the decision of the respondents reflected in the communication dated 18.04.2015, Annexure-H to the writ petition, whereby the Director General of Police, Tripura, it has ordered that the reimbursement of the medical expenses, as defrayed by the petitioner for purpose of treatment of his father, who was admittedly suffering from cancer, cannot be made as the case is not covered by the office memorandum dated 18.09.2013. There is no dispute that the petitioner has been appointed in terms of the Rule 8(2) of the TSR (Recruitment) Rules, 1984. The said rule provides that ‘25% of direct recruitment in all ranks in TSR Battalions are made from the State & Union Territories outside Tripura’. However, subsequently the quota has been reduced to 15%. As a result, there is nothing wrong that the petitioner’s family resided somewhere outside the State.

3. The petitioner’s father namely, Jaleswar Singh, now