Sri Barun Acherjee and 5 Others v. The State of Tripura and 2 Others

JUDGMENT & ORDER (ORAL)

19/05/2023

Writ petition was preferred by the petitioners who are serving on the post of Driver as Group-D employee under the Forest Department, Government of Tripura with the prayer that the respondents may be asked to show-cause as to why their names have not been forwarded to the Transport Department for consideration for promotion to the post of Driver. Petitioners have also prayed that the respondents may be asked to show as to why they have not been promoted to the post of Driver.

2.

Petitioners had relied upon a judgment dated 17.01.2022 passed in WP(C) No.592 of 2021 and other connected matters at Annexure-3 in order to submit that this Court had directed the concerned department to take speedy steps to complete the process of organizing tests for making recommendation for promotion to the post of Driver in Group-C, but since the names of the petitioners were not amongst one of the petitioners therein, therefore, their matter was not sent.

3.

However, respondents in their Counter Affidavit at paragraph-10 have made categorical statement that the Forest Department has already sent the names of the petitioners to the Additional DM &

Collector, West Tripura, Agartala for assessment of their eligibility for promotion to the post of Driver (Group-C) on 05.03.2022 as per the Tripura Government Vehicles Drivers Service Rules, 1979.

4.

Having regard to the categorical statement made by the respondents as above, Mr. C.S. Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that by and large the grievances of the petitioners raised in the writ petition have been redressed.

5.

Writ petition is accordingly disposed of.

Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of.

(APARESH KUMAR SINGH), CJ

Pijush

HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA AGARTALA WP(C) No.210 of 2022 1. Sri Barun Acherjee S/o Lt Manmohan Acherjee, PO: Kunjaban, Kathal Bagan, resident of Gurkhabasti, PIN: 799006, Agartala, Tripura West. Date of Birth 16-02-1968. 53 years 2. Sri Jiban Debnath, S/o Sri Rajani Debnath, resident of TRTC Para, Barjala, PO: Barjala, PIN: 799002, Agartala, West Tripura, Dated of Birth- 28-07-1976, 47 years 3. Sri Dipankar Debbarma, S/o Lt. Bijoy Debbarma, PO: Ujan Abhoynagar, PIN: 799005, Date of Birth 28-12-1979, 45 years 4. Sri Sanjit Ghosh, S/o- Lt. Narayan Chandra Ghosh, resident of Durjoynagar, PO: Durjoynagar, PIN: 799002, Date of Birth 05-01-1971, 51 years 5. Sri Partha Kul, S/o Lt. Sambhu Kul, resident of Gurkhabasti, PO: Kunjaban, Kathal Bagan, PIN: 799006, Date of Birth 03-01-1980 age - 42 years 6. Sri Debasish Dey, S/o Lt. Ratish Chandra Dey, resident of North Banamalipur, PO: Agartala, PIN: 799001, West Tripura, Date of Birth 01-01-1971, 51 years. ………Petitioner(s) Versus 1. The State of Tripura, represented by the Secretary, Transport Department, Government of Tripura PO: New Secretariat, PIN: 799010, Agartala, Tripura. 2. Forest Department, Government of Tripura PO: New Secretariat, West Tripura, PIN: 799010, Agartala, Tripura 3. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, P.N. Complex, Gurkhabasti, PO: Kunjaban, PIN: 799006, Agartala, Tripura. ………Respondent(s). For Petitioner(s) : Mr. C.S. Sinha, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Dipankar Sarma, Addl. G.A. HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. APARESH KUMAR SINGH