The State Of Tripura vs Sri Jagadish Chandra Dhar on 21 September, 2022
The above intra-Court appeals have been preferred by the State
of Tripura challenging the legality and validity of the judgment dated 24 th and
31st January, 2020 passed by the learned Single Judge (A. Kureshi, C.J, as he
then was) in connection with the case nos. WP(C) 430/2019 (Sri Binoy
Bhushan Nag Vs. State of Tripura and 3 Ors), WP(C) 675/2020 (Sri
Kanakjyoti Deb Kanungo Vs. State of Tripura and 3 Ors), WP(C) 432/2019
(Sri Pijush Kanti Bhattacharjee Vs. State of Tripura and 3 Ors), WP(C)
217/2020 (Sri Hira Lal Paul Vs. State of Tripura and 3 Ors), WP(C)
431/2019 (Sri Jagadish Chandra Dhar and 3 Ors. Vs. State of Tripura and
4 Ors.), WP(C) 216/2020 (Sri Subodh Ranjan Ray Vs. State of Tripura and
3 Ors.), whereby and whereunder the cut-off date of 01/01/2009 contained in
Rule 5 of the Pension Rules, 2009 for applicability of reduced length of
qualifying service for receiving full pension was held unconstitutional and
allowed the writ petitions holding that all the petitioners who retired after
01/01/2006 would receive the benefit flowing from Rule 5 of Pension Rules,
2009 irrespective to the fact that they retired prior to 01/01/2009.