RATAN CHAKRABORTY Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Mr. S Lodh, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as Mr. D Bhattacharjee, learned GA assisted by Mr. S Saha, learned counsel appearing for the respondents.

(2.) This is the second round of litigation by these 9 (nine) petitioners. On earlier occasion they filed the writ petitions separately. The petitioner No. 1, Sri Ratan Chakraborty, filed the writ petition being WP(C) No. 140/2020, the petitioner No.2, Sri Sudhamoy Chakraborty, filed the writ petition being WP(C) No. 137/2020, the petitioner No.3, Sri Shanti Bhusan Chakraborty, filed the writ petition being WP(C) No. 138/2020, the petitioner No.4, Sri Mrinal Kanti Chakraborty, filed the writ petition being WP(C) No. 139/2020, the petitioner No.5, Sri Siddhartha Chakraborty, filed the writ petition being WP(C) No. 139/2020, the petitioner No.6, Sri Ashish Kumar Dey, filed the writ petition being WP(C) No. 141/2020, the petitioner No.7, Sri Kalipada Paul, filed the writ petition being WP(C) No. 142/2020, the petitioner No.8, Smt. Tamashi Choudhury, filed the writ petition being WP(C) No. 143/2020, the petitioner No.9, Sri Arun Kumar Singha, filed the writ petition being WP(C) No. 144/2020. All those writ petitions were disposed of by a common order dtd. 26/2/2020 by a single judge of this court, observing as follows:

(3.) By the subsequent order dtd. 12/3/2021 the learned single judge had clarified that further decision of the authorities has become redundant. By the memorandum dtd. 7/1/2021 (Annexure 4 to the writ petition), the respondents have taken the decision as asked to be taken by this court. It has been observed by that order that the petitioners are allowed to automatic upgradation of pay on their completion of four years of service during the period under ROP Rules 1988, prior to 1/1/1996, in line of the similar benefits, as extended to the stenographers of the Tripura Government Stenographers' Service, subject to adherence of the following conditions: