HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA _A_G_A_R_T_A_L_A_

WP(C) No.476 of 2024

1. Sri Bimal Ch. Paul, son of late Girindra Ch. Paul, resident of village Nutanbazar, P.O. & P.S. Nutanbazar, Sub-Division- Amarpur, District: Gomati Ttipura, aged about 59 years.

…..Petitioner _V_E_R_S_U_S_

1. The State of Tripura, represented by the Secretary, Department of School Education, Government of Tripura, having his office at New Secretariat Complex, Gorkhabasti, Agartala, PO-Kunjaban, PS- New Capital Complex, Sub-Division-

Agartala, District- West Tripura.

2. The Secretary, Department of School Education, Government of Tripura, having his office at New Secretariat Complex, Gorkhabasti, Agartala, PO-Kunjaban, PS-

New Capital Complex, Sub-Division- Agartala, District- West Tripura.

3. The Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Tripura, having his office at New Secretariat Complex, Gorkhabasti, Agartala, PO-Kunjaban, PS- New Capital Complex, Sub-Division-Agartala, District- West Tripura.

4. The Director, Department of Secondary Education, Government of Tripura, having his office at Shiksha Bhavan, Office Lane, PO-Agartala, PS-West Agartala, Sub-

Division- Agartala, District- West Tripura.

5. The Director, Department of School Education, Government of Tripura, having his office at Shiksha Bhavan, Office Lane, PO-Agartala, PS- West Agartala, Sub-

Division- Agartala, District- West Tripura.

6. The District Inspector of Schools, Directorate of Secondary Education, Government of Tripura, Agartala, west Tripura.

…..Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Ms. A. Chakraborty, Advocate.

Mr. P. L. Debbarma, Advocate.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. M. Debbarma, Addl. G.A.

Date of hearing : 04.12.2025 Date of pronouncement of Judgment and order : 08.12.2025 Whether fit for reporting : YES HON’BLE JUSTICE DR. T. AMARNATH GOUD _F_I_N_A_L_O_ R_ D_ E_ R_

Heard.

[2] The present petition has been filed under Article-226 of the Constitution of India directing the respondents to quash the impugned letters dated 12.06.2020 & 03.07.2023 insofar as, it rejects the stepping up of pay in favour of the petitioner. Further, to revoke the impugned letters forthwith and grant the basic pay, in favour of the petitioner at par with the basic pay drawn by one Sri Santosh Paul, holding the post of Post Graduate Teacher, under the Departtment of School EDUCATION, government OF Tripura with retrospective effect from the date of accrual of such anomaly alongwith arrears thereof.

[3] The petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:

“(1) Issue Rule, calling upon the respondents and each one of them, to show cause as to why a Writ of Certiorari and/or in the nature thereof, shall not be issued for directing the respondents, to transmit the records, lying with them, for rendering substantive and conscionable justice to the petitioner, and for quashing/setting aside the impugned Letters dated 12.06.2020 & 03.07.2023 (Annexures-2 & 6 respectively supra);

(ii) Issue Rule, calling upon the respondents and each one of them, to show cause as to why a Writ of Mandamus and/or in the nature thereof, shall not be issued, for mandating/directing them, to revoke/rescind the impugned Letters dated 12.06.2020 & 03.07.2023 (Annexures-2 & 6 respectively supra), and thereupon, for mandating/directing them, to forthwith make proper fixation of the pay and pension of the petitioner, and further directing them to release the arrears of salary and pension;

(iii) petition; Call for the records appertaining to this (iv) After hearing the parties, be pleased to make the Rule Absolute in terms of i. & ii. above;

(v) Costs and incidental to this proceeding.”

[4] The facts in brief are that on 12.06.1990, the petitioner was appointed to the post of Assistant Teacher, under the Department of School Education, Government of Tripura, at a much later stage, it came to the notice of the petitioner that one Sri Santosh Paul, who was appointed to the post of Post Graduate Teacher, under the Department of School Education, Government of Tripura on 26.10.199