ITEM NO.39 COURT NO.5 SECTION XV S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 8567/2019 [Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 25-07-2018 in WA No. 32/2016 passed by the High Court of Tripura at Agarthala]

PRADIP KUMAR LASKAR & ORS. Petitioner(s)

VERSUS THE STATE OF TRIPURA & ORS. Respondent(s) IA No. 140623/2019 - ADDITION / DELETION / MODIFICATION PARTIES IA No. 39374/2025 - APPLICATION FOR SUBSTITUTION IA No. 50577/2019 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES WITH SLP(C) No. 8569/2019 (XV)

IA No. 140645/2019 - APPLICATION FOR SUBSTITUTION IA No. 51380/2019 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED

JUDGMENT

SLP(C) No. 8570/2019 (XV)

IA No. 50990/2019 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED

JUDGMENT

SLP(C) No. 8571/2019 (XV)

IA No. 140629/2019 - ADDITION / DELETION / MODIFICATION PARTIES IA No. 52146/2019 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED

JUDGMENT

SLP(C) No. 8572-8573/2019 (XV)

IA No. 51970/2019 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED

JUDGMENT

SLP(C) No. 8574-8576/2019 (XV)

IA No. 140637/2019 - ADDITION / DELETION / MODIFICATION PARTIES IA No. 140646/2019 - APPLICATION FOR SUBSTITUTION SignaItureA No t VeNrifioed. 52244/2019 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED DigitaJlly sUignDed bGyMENT SWETA BALODI Date: 2026.02.27 Reason:

SLP(C) No. 8577-8578/2019 (XV)

IA No. 140642/2019 - ADDITION / DELETION / MODIFICATION PARTIES IA No. 51597/2019 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED

JUDGMENT

SLP(C) No. 8568/2019 (XV)

IA No. 51114/2019 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED

JUDGMENT

SLP(C) No. 8193/2020 (XV)

IA No. 88124/2025 - APPLICATION FOR SUBSTITUTION IA No. 54736/2020 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES SLP(C) No. 15187-15278/2021 (XV)

FOR ADMISSION and I.R.

IA No. 118013/2021 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES Diary No(s). 12480/2021 (XV)

IA No. 81506/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT, IA No. 81507/2021 - PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES SLP(C) No. 3593-3665/2022 (XV)

IA No. 22153/2022 - PERMISSION TO PLACE ON RECORD SUBSEQUENT FACTS SLP(C) No. 15389/2021 (XV)

IA No. 123568/2021 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES Date : 24-02-2026 These matters were called on for hearing today.

CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. SUNDRESH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NONGMEIKAPAM KOTISWAR SINGH For Petitioner(s) Mr. Salman Khurshid, Sr. Adv. (not present)

Mr. Muhammad Ali Khan, Adv.

Mr. Omar Hoda, Adv.

Ms. Eesha Bakshi, Adv.

Mr. Uday Bhatia, Adv. Mr. Kamran Khan, Adv.

Mr. Surya Kiran Singh, Adv.

Mr. Aviral Jain, Adv. Ms. Ayesha Khan, Adv.

Ms. Mariya Mansuri, Adv.

Ms. Sidra Khan, Adv.

Ms. Farheen Fatima, Adv. Mr. Abishek Jebaraj, AOR Ms. Reyna Shruti, Adv.

Ms. Sanjana Grace Thomas, Adv.

Mr. Kundan Kumar Mishra, AOR Mr. Ratnesh Kumar, Adv.

Mr. R. Nedumaran, Sr. Adv.

Mr. K. V. Mohan, AOR Mr. K. V. Balakrishanan, Adv.

Mr. R. K. Raghavan, Adv.

Mr. Devesh Kr. Khanduri, Adv.

Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR For Respondent(s) Mr. Ashwin Kumar Nair, AOR Mrs. Madhavi Goradia Divan, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR Mr. Deepayan Dutta, Adv.

Mrs. Aishani Narain, Adv.

Mr. Saurabh Tripathi, Adv.

Mr. Saurabh Mishra, AOR Mr. Amlan Kumar Ghosh, AOR Mr. Kundan Kumar Mishra, AOR Mr. Ratnesh Kumar, Adv. Mr. Aditya Mishra, Adv. Mr. Pulkit Agarwal, AOR Mr. Abishek Jebaraj, AOR Mr. Kunal Verma, AOR UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

During the course of arguments, this Court has raised two queries. The first one is as to whether the State of Tripura has filed Special Leave Petition(s) against the impugned judgment which is sought to be assailed by the writ petitioner(s) before the High Court/petitioner(s) herein on a limited ground qua the partial declining of the relief sought for with respect to their entitlement to arrears. The second one is as to whether similarly placed persons have been given the enhanced pay scale and arrears with specific reference to the letter/d