India, March 27 -- The Tripura High Court, in a recent judgment, modified the punishment imposed on a TSR personnel accused of contracting a second marriage without prior permission.

The Court directed that he be deemed compulsorily retired instead of dismissed from service, while allowing him retiral and pensionary benefits.

The Division Bench, comprising Justice T. Amarnath Goud and Justice S. Dutta Purkayastha, passed the order while allowing a writ appeal filed by the state challenging a judgment dated May 16, 2025, of a single judge in WP(C) No. 64 of 2024, which had set aside disciplinary, appellate, and revisional orders and remanded the matter for fresh consideration.

The writ petitioner, a rifleman of the 13th Battalion TSR po...