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TRHC010007882025

2026:THC:1357 HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA AGARTALA WP(C) No.287 of 2025 Surasen Tripura, son of Gajendra Tripura, resident of village- Manya Kumar Para, PO-Raima, PS-Raishya Bari, District-

Dhalai, Tripura, Pin-799104.

------ Petitioner(s)

Versus

1. The State of Tripura, represented by the Commissioner &

Secretary to the Home Department, Government of Tripura, New Secretariat Complex, Gurkhabasti, Agartala, PO-Kunjaban, PS-New Capital Complex, Sub-Division- Sadar, District-West Tripura.

2. The Secretary, General Administration (P&T)

Department, Government of Tripura, New Secretariat Complex, Gurkhabasti, Agartala, PO-Kunjaban, PS-New Capital Complex, Sub-Division-Sadar, District-West Tripura.

3. The Deputy Secretary, General Administration (P&T), Department, Government of Tripura, New Secretariat Complex, Gurkhabasti, Agartala, PO-Kunjaban, PS-New Capital Complex, Sub-Division-Sadar, District-West Tripura.

4. The Director General of Police, Government of Tripura, Police Headquarters, Akhaura Road, Agartala, District-West Tripura.

5. The Inspector General of Police (L&O), Tripura, Police Headquarters, Akhaura Road, Agartala, District-West Tripura.

6. Tripura Public Service Commission (TPSC), represented by its Secretary, Akhaura Road, PO-Agartala, PS-West Agartala, Sub-Division-Sadar, District-West Tripura, Pin—799001.

------ Official Respondent(s)

7. Sri Swapan Debbarma, TPS Grade-II, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DIB) South, posted at the Office of the Superintendent of Police, South Tripura District, PO & PS-

Belonia, District-South Tripura, Pin-799155.

8. Sri Ashesh Debbarma, TPS Grade-II, Assistant Commandant (DAR West), posted at the Office of the DAR West Office, PO &

PS-A.D. Nagar, District-West Tripura, Pin-799003.

------ Private Respondent(s)

For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Purusuttam Roy Barman, Sr. Adv, Mr. Koomar Chakraborty, Adv.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Karnajit De, Addl. G.A.

Date of hearing : 10.09.2026 Date of delivery of Judgment & Order : 24.09.2026 Whether fit for reporting : YES HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BISWAJIT PALIT Judgment & Order Heard Learned Senior Counsel Mr. Purusuttam Roy Barman assisted by Learned Counsel, Mr. Koomar Chakraborty appearing on behalf of the petitioner and also, heard Learned Addl. G.A., Mr. Karnajit De appearing on behalf of the State-

respondents.

2. This writ petition is filed by the petitioner seeking the following reliefs:

(i) 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 Promotion Orders dated 09.12.2021 & 25.07.2023 (Annexures-11 & 12 respectively supra) insofar as they relate to the promotion of the Private Respondents and the concerned juniors of the Petitioner;

(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, mandating/directing them, to promote the Petitioner to the next higher post of TPS Grade-II (Group-A, Gazetted), with retrospective effect from the date when the Private Respondents and the concerned juniors were promoted thereto (i.e., w.e.f. 09.12.2021), maintaining his seniority position above them, alongwith all consequential benefits including arrears thereof;

(iii) Call for the records, appertaining to this Writ Petition;

(iv) After hearing the parties, be pleased to make the Rule absolute in terms of (i) & (ii) above;

(v) Costs of and incidental to this proceeding (vi) Any other Relief(s) as to this Hon'ble High Court may deem fit and proper;

AND For this gracious act of kindness the humble Petitioner abovenamed SHALL AS IN DUTY BOUND EVER PRAY.

3. At the time of hearing, learned Senior Counsel Mr. Purusuttam Roy Barman drawn the attention of the Court