HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA AGARTALA W.P.(C) No.379 of 2025

1. Sri Dilip Sarkar, Son of Late Ramdhan Sarkar, Resident of village Chechuria, P.O. Chechuria, P.S. Sidhai Mohanpur, District: West Tripura, PIN:799 210, aged about 24 years apprx.

2. Sri Ripan Das, Son of Sri Sanjit Das, Resident of village: Rajendra Nagar, P.O. Kemtali, P.S. Melaghar, District: Sepahijala, PIN:799 115, aged about 21 years approx.

3. Sri Diptanu Das, Son of Sri Nripendra Das, Resident of village: Kemtali, P.O. Kemtali, P.S. Melaghar, District: Sepahijala, PIN:799 115, aged about 24 years approx.

4. S ri Abhiram Majumder, Son of Haripada Majumder, Resident of village: Gopalnagar, P.O. Kalkalia, P.S. Sidhai Mohanpur, District: West Tripura, PIN: 799 211, aged about 26 years approx.

5. Sri Rohan Sharma, Son of Sri Rajkumar Sharma, Resident of Gangagatipur, P.O. Mohanpur, P. S. Sidhai Mohanpur, District: West Tripura, PIN:799 211, aged about 21 years approx.

6. Sri Babujit Nag, Son of Sri Rinku Nag, Resident of Purathal Rajnagar, P.O. Purathal Rajnagar, P.S. Modhupur, District: Sepahijala, PIN:799 102, aged about 25 years approx.

7. Smt. Subarna Dey, Daughter of Saibal Kumar Dey, Resident of Sonamura, P.O. & P.S. Sonamura, District: Sepahijala, PIN:799 131, aged about 25 years approx.

8. Emran Hussain, Son of Warich Ali, Resident of Latiapura, P.O. Latiapura, P.S. Irani, District: Unokoti, PIN: 799 281, aged about 20 years approx.

9. Hriday Banik, Son of Shyamal Banik, Resident of Ramkrishna Sarani, Pabiacherra, P.O. Kumarghat, P.S. Kumarghat, District: Unokoti, PIN:799 264, aged about 25 years ----Petitioner (s)

Versus

01. The State of Tripura, Represented by its Special Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Tripura, New Secretariat Building, P.O. Secretariat, P.S. New Capital Complex, District: West Tripura, PIN: 799 010

02. The Director of Elementary Education, Directorate of Elementary Education, Government of Tripura, Siksha Bhavan, Office Lane, P.O. Agartala, P.S. West Agartala, District: West Tripura, PIN:799 001

03. The Teachers Recruitment Board, Tripura (TRBT)

Represented by its Member Secretary, Siksha Bhawan, Office Lane, P.O. Agartala, P.S. West Agartala, District: West Tripura, PIN:799 001

04. The Controller of Examinations, Teacher’s Recruitment Board, Tripura (TRBT), Siksha Bhavan, Office Lane, P.O. Agartala, P.S. West Agartala, District: West Tripura, PIN:799 001 ---- Respondents (s)

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Arijit Bhaumik, Adv.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Saktimoy Chakraborty, Adv. Gen.

Mr. Karnajit De, Addl. G.A.

Ms. Pinki Chakraborty, Adv.

Date of Hearing : 08.12.2025 Date of delivery of Judgment and Order : 12.12.2025 Whether fit for Reporting :YES HON‟BLE MR. JUSTICE BISWAJIT PALIT Judgment & Order Heard Learned Counsel Mr. A. Bhaumik appearing for the petitioner and also heard Learned Advocate General assisted by Mr. K. De, Learned Addl. G.A. and Ms. P. Chakraborty, Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents.

02. Taking part in the hearing Learned Counsel Mr. A. Bhaumik appearing for the petitioner first of all drawn the attention of the Court that the petitioners No.1-8 are/were pursuing D.El.Ed course and petitioner No.9. is/was pursuing B.Ed course from the respective institution and they approached for TET exam to the authority for appearing in the TET examination on the basis of their available qualifications and accordingly the respondents TET authority accepted their online application and issued registration certificates. It was further submitted that as per guideline issued by the National Council for Education and Training (Annexure-20) of the writ petition one of the criteria for appearing in the examination in clause-5(ii) as follows:

“A person who is pursuing any of the teacher education courses (recognized by the NCTE or the RCI, as the case may be) specified in the NCTE Notification dated 23rd August 2010.”

It was further submitted by Learned Counsel that in the said document in the column No.7 it was mentioned that the