JUDGMENT :

Sanjay Karol, J.

Whether statement of the Minister alone, as reported in the newspaper, can be made basis for invoking the principle of promissory estoppel and legitimate expectation, is the core issue which arises for consideration in the present petition.

2. On 14th June, 2018, the daily newspaper “Tripura Observer” carried the following news item, inter alia quoting the statement made by the Minister for Education, Government of Tripura:

“Aiming to implement entire syllabus of NCERT for Class-I to Class-VII in all government schools of Tripura, Education minister Ratan Lal Nath today visited the SCERT office in Agartala to monitor the progress of the translation work of NCERT books.

Speaking with the media persons in front of State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) office on Wednesday afternoon Education minister Nath said that “After formation of new Government, we are thinking in new ways, our students are now lagging behind in all India competitive examinations especially in education sector.”

Nath said that the state government decided to implement the NCERT curriculum in to from class I to VIII and the massive translation of text books is being condu