AGARTALA, India, March 26 -- Tripura High Court issued the following order/judgement on Feb. 23:

Learned Counsel, Mr. Arijit Bhaumik is present on behalf of the applicants i.e. the newly added respondent Nos.6 and 7 in the connected writ petition.

Learned Counsel, Mr. Samarjit Bhattacharjee is present on behalf of the writ petitioners.

Learned Addl. GA, Mr. Dipankar Sarma is present on behalf of the respondents-State.

Heard Learned Counsels for the parties.

The original writ petition is pending for adjudication. Perused the record.

By order dated 18.09.2025 passed by this Court, a direction was given to the respondents to keep 2(two) posts vacant till disposal of the connected writ petition. The said order was duly communicated.

However, in the meantime, the newly added respondent Nos.6 and 7 in the connected writ petition have filed the present interlocutory application praying for vacating the order dated 18.09.2025 passed by this Court.

A scope was given to Learned Counsel, Mr. Samarjit Bhattacharjee for the petitioners to file reply, however, no such reply has been filed.

At this stage, Learned Counsel, Mr. Bhattacharjee appearing for the writ petitioners fairly submitted that the prayer made by Learned Counsel, Mr. Bhaumik for the applicants-respondent Nos.6 and 7 may be allowed, subject to condition that any further decision in this regard shall be subject to the outcome of the connected writ petition.

Learned Counsel, Mr. Arijit Bhaumik also concurred and further drawn the attention of the Court to a notification dated 27.10.2025 issued in respect of the recommended candidates by the respondents-TRBT, keeping 2(two) posts vacant in compliance with the order dated 18.09.2025. It was further submitted that if the order dated 18.09.2025 is not vacated then, it would be difficult on the part of the TRBT authorities to fill up the said posts. So, Learned Counsel, Mr. Bhaumik fairly submitted that liberty may be given to the TRBT to fill up the posts. However, the decision in respect of 2(two) posts which were applied for, shall be subject to the decision of the writ petition.

Learned Counsel, Mr. Bhattacharjee appearing for the writ petitioners expressed no objection to the said submissions.

Considering the submissions made by Learned Counsels for both the parties, the earlier order dated 18.09.2025 stands vacated with further condition that any appointment or decision in respect of the 2(two) posts, for which this case has been filed, will be subject to the final decision of the writ petition by the State Government.

With this observation, this interlocutory application stands allowed and disposed of.

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