Apu Bhowmik vs The State Of Tripura on 27 February, 2026
14. On the contrary, it was the case of the State-respondents that
recruitment rule does not permit the case of the petitioners and the
petitioner of WP(C) No.243 of 2025 was not in employment and in the
application format, she mentioned that she was out of employment
and as such, she is not entitled to get any employment in this case. In
WP(C) No.242 of 2025, Learned Addl. G.A., Mr. Mangal Debbarma
also reiterated the same submission made by Mr. Karnajit De,
Learned Addl. G.A. in WP(C) No.243 of 2025. It was the further stand
of the State-respondents that 18 months diploma obtained through
NIOS by the petitioners cannot be treated as equivalent to 2 years
diploma and furthermore, the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court
in Jaiveer Singh(supra) does not support the case of the
petitioners. Furthermore, as per recruitment notification, there was no
such condition precedent that on the date of application for the posts
to be applied for, the candidate should be in employment.