TRIPURA HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON THE STATE OF TRIPURA AND ORS. V/S SHRI PINTU DAS AND ORS.

AGARTALA, India, May 16 -- Tripura High Court issued the following order/judgement on April 13:

From the facts narrated by the learned Advocate General, it appears that five Articles of charges were framed on 26.04.2014 against respondent No.1 by the appellants, and disciplinary inquiry was conducted.

The inquiry officer submitted inquiry report dt.09.07.2019 stating that only Charge IV and Charge V were found proved.

On this basis, the Disciplinary authority had imposed punishment on 15.02.2021 on the respondent no.1 of "withholding three increments with cumulative effect".

When the respondent No.1 approached this Court by filing WP(C) No.835/2021, a learned single Judge of the High Court on 07.01.2023 set aside the finding of the Di...