HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA AGARTALA W.A. No.1 6 of 2024 Shri Usha Ranjan Debbarma, S/O- Lt. Rabindra Debbarma, Resident of Ujan Pathalia, P.S. Bishramganj, District- Sepahijala, Tripura ……… Appellant (s)

V E R S U S

1. The State of Tripura, represented by the Secretary to the Government of Tripura, Department of Panchayat, New Secretariat, P.O. & P.S.-New, Capital Complex, District:-West Tripura, 799010.

2. Director of Panchayat, Government of Tripura, P.N. Complex, Gurkhabasti, P.O.-Kunjaban, District:-West Tripura, 799006.

3. Shri Sukurai Debbarma, S/O- Shri Sukramani Debbarma, Resident of Joyram Modi Para, P.O.-Lefunga, Mohanpur, West Tripura.

4. Milan Chandra Tripura, S/O-Late Shyampada Tripura, Resident of Vill.-Pachim Taka Tulshi, P.O.-Taka Tulshi, Sabroom, Sabroom, South Tripura.

5. Radhakrishna Debbarma, Hazamara, R.D Block, P.O.-Hazamara, Hazamara, West Tripura. 6. Dipankar Debbarma, S/O.-Late Kanti Ranjan Debbarma, Vill. & P.O.-

Jampuijala, Jampuijala, West Tripura.

7. Surajit Debbarma, S/O-Shri Harinath Debbarma, Vill. & P.O.-Sutar Mura, Bishalgarh, Shipahijala, Tripura

8. Malin Debbarma, Mandai, R.D Block, P.O.-Mandai, Mandai, West Tripura.

----Respondent(s)

For the Appellant(s) : Mr. B.N. Majumder, Sr. Adv.

Mr. S. Sarkar, Adv.

Mr. A. Dasgupta, Adv.

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

Date of hearing : 11.02.2026 Date of delivery of Judgment & Order : 17.02.2026 Whether fit for reporting : Yes BEFORE HON’BLE JUSTICE DR. T. AMARNATH GOUD HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE S. DATTA PURKAYASTHA JUDGMENT & ORDER (Dr. T. Amarnath Goud, J)

The present writ appeal has been filed under Chapter-VIII, Rule-B(A) of the High Court of Tripura Rules, 2023 read with Article-226 of the Constitution of India against the judgment and order dated

28.06.2023 passed in WP(C) No.11 of 2022 by the learned Single Judge.

2. The case of the writ petitioner, the appellant herein, in brief is that initially he was appointed as a Panchayet Secretary on a fixed-pay basis on 21.07.2003 and subsequently, he was absorbed permanently in the year 2008. The petitioner applied for a ‘No Objection’ certificate in the year 2010 for appearing in the Secondary Examination (Madhyamik) conducted by the National Open School and accordingly, the ‘No Objection’ certificate was issued by the Director of Panchayats, Government of Tripura in favour of him on 08.11.2010 [Annexure-2 to the writ petition] and after successfully passed the Madhyamik Examination, the writ petitioner again approached the Block Development Officer (BDO), Jampuijala R.D. Block for recording his Madhyamik Pass qualification in his service book and accordingly, the BDO, Jampuijala R.D. Block forwarded the said prayer to the Director of Panchayet, the respondent No.2 herein, vide communication dated 26.08.2011 [Annexure-3 to the writ petition]. Thereafter, in the year 2013, the again the writ petitioner applied for ‘No Objection Certificate’ for appearing in the Senior Secondary Examination from National Institute of Open School and accordingly, No Objection certificate was issued on 01.03.2013 [Annexure-4 to the writ petition] and after successfully passed the said examination, he also made a similar prayer for recording the said qualification before the Director of Panchayet through proper channel.

3. On 23.03.2016, the Director of Panchayet, Government of Tripura published a draft seniority list in which the petitioner was erroneously placed at Serial No. 950 and showing him as 'Madhyamik plucked'. Upon detecting the said error, the writ petitioner submitted a representation to respondent No.2 on 14.07.20166, requesting for correction of his educational qualifications. However, till date no final seniority list has been published.

4. In terms of the draft seniority list, the writ petitioner alleged that Sri Sanjit Debbarma, Shri Radhakrishna Debbarma, Shri Milan Chandra Tripura and Shri Sukurai Debbarma were shown as juniors while Sri Dipankar Debbarma, Sri Malin Debbarma and Sri Surajit Debbarma, who were Mad