SAMUDRA DEBBARMA Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The Royal Commission, popularly called "The Lee Commission" (1924) on superior services in India, observed:

(2.) In this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the memorandum bearing No.F.20(1)-GA(P&T)/18 dated 20.08.2018 issued by the General Administration (Personnel and Training) Department, Government of Tripura (Annexure-7 to the writ petition) whereby the selection process in the State Civil/Police Services has been cancelled. The petitioner has, as well, urged this court to declare that the new recruitment policy as published under the notification bearing No.F.20(1)-GA(P&T)/18 dated 05.06.2018 issued by the General Administration (Personnel & Training) Department, Government of Tripura (Annexure-6 to the writ petition) cannot have any manner of bearing over the process of recruitment in TCS Grade-II and TPS Grade- II as initiated by the advertisement No.04/2016 dated 30.04.2016 (Annexure-1 to the writ petition). Further it has been urged to direct the respondents to complete the process of recruitment in TCS Grade- II/TPS Grade-II within a time frame as would be laid by this court.

(3.) Tripura Public Service Commission (in short "TPSC") by the said advertisement No.04/2016 dated 30.04.2016 had invited applications for selection of candidates for recruitment to the TCS Grade-II and TPS Grade-II, Group-A Gazetted by direct recruitment in terms of Rule 5 of the Tripura Civil Services Rules, 1965 as amended from time to time. It is apparent from the said notification that 30 vacancies in TCS Grade-II and 15 vacancies in TPS Grade-II were to be filled by the said selection process. The said advertisement was supplemented later on by the addendum dated 03.07.2017 (Annexure-2 to the writ petition), whereby out of those 30 vacancies in TCS Grade-II, one vacancy has been earmarked for the physically challenged (locomotor) candidate whereas 6 vacancies for SC candidates, 11 vacancies for ST candidates and the rest 13 vacancies were earmarked for UR category candidates. Thus, the advertisement No.04/2016 dated 30.04.2016 (Annexure-1 to the writ petition) has to be read with the addendum dated 03.07.2017 (Annexure-2 to the writ petition).