TRIPURA HIGH COURT
S. Talapatra, J
Thakur Chan Das v. Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council Khumulwng West Tripura
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| 1. petitioner's claim for a scribe due to visual impairment. (Para 1 , 2 , 10) |
| 2. court highlights statutory obligations of examination bodies. (Para 3 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 12) |
| 3. denial of equal opportunity violates constitutional rights. (Para 4 , 18) |
| 4. court issues directives for compliance and compensation. (Para 19 , 21) |
1. By means of filing the present writ petition, the petitioner has urged for issuing a writ of mandamus upon the respondent to provide him a Scribe in the competitive examination.
2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case are that he being a visually impaired with benchmark disability applied for the post of Sub-zonal Development Officer / Dy. Principal Officer in pursuant to the Advertisement No.03/2024, dated 03.02.2024, issued by the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (for short, 'TTAADC'), Khumlwng, West Tripura. He submitted the application on 16.02.2024 with a prayer for providing him a scribe from respondent - TTAADC itself since he is a visually impaired candidate. The respondent issued admit card in favour of him to appear in the examination which was scheduled to be held on 09.06.2024, but, that was postponed due to leakage of
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