LAWS(TRIP)-2019-9-76

GOUTAM DEBNATH Vs. HONOURABLE HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA

Decided On September 09, 2019
Goutam Debnath Appellant
V/S
Honourable High Court Of Tripura Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Assailing the impugned order of penalty dated 01.07.2016 withholding the next three increments of pay without cumulative effect, the petitioner, who is a Grade-I Judicial Officer, has presented the writ petition before this Court with the following prayers:

(2.) Brief facts, sans unnecessary details, may be narrated herein below for deciding the issues as raised in this writ petition.

(3.) Having graduated in law, the petitioner had applied for appointment to the post of Gr-III Officer in the Tripura Judicial Service (TJS) and being emerged out successful, he denied joining to that post. Thereafter, pursuant to a selection process to fill up the post of Gr-I Officer in the Tripura Judicial Service (TJS), the petitioner participated therein, and he stood first. Accordingly, the Governor of Tripura on the recommendation of the then Gauhati High Court, Agartala Bench, Agartala issued appointment letter dated 20.01.2001 in favour of the petitioner in terms of the following recitals: