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AKIL KURESHI, S.G.CHATTOPADHYAY
Sumanta Nandi, Junior Engineer, Grade-I (Degree holder category) Agriculture Department – Appellant
Versus
Apurba Chakraborty, Junior Engineer (Mechanical) – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Akil Kureshi, J.
The appellant has challenged a judgment of the learned Single Judge dated 10.03.2017 passed in WP(C) No.310 of 2014 filed by the respondent No.1 herein.
[2] Brief facts are as under :
The respondent No.1 was appointed on the post of Extension Officer(Engineering) in the Department of Agriculture under an order dated 15.12.1989. The petitioner was holding the degree of Engineering(Mechanical), though he was selected and appointed on a post which did not require the degree in Engineering. Over a period of time the Government of Tripura re-designated and at times amalgamated some of its cadres. Under an OM dated 12th September, 1991 it was provided that a Junior Engineer Grade-II (Diploma holder) who has completed 4(four) years of service including service as Overseer as on 31.12.1987 shall be designated as Junior Engineer Grade-I in the pay scale of Rs.2000-4410/-and those who complete such period after coming over to the revised scale also likewise shall be designated as Junior Engineer Grade-I in such revised scale of Rs.2000-4410/-from the date of completion of four years in service. On 29.10.2005 the Government of Tripura decided to amalgamate various post
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