AGARTALA, India, Feb. 16 -- Tripura High Court issued the following order/judgement on Jan. 15:
1] Common issues being involved in both the appeals, both were heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.
[2] The petitioner of WP(C) No.748 of 2023 (connected WA No.29 of 2025) (hereinafter referred as 1 st petitioner) is the father of the petitioner of WP(C) No.749 of 2023 [connected WA No.32 of 2025] (hereinafter referred as 2 nd petitioner).
[3] For better narration of the disputes involved between the parties, a brief sketch of the same are described separately in few paragraphs.
[4] The 1 st petitioner retired as Additional Secretary, Govt. of Tripura on 31.01.2016 enjoying the benefits as a member of scheduled caste community. On 01.02.1978, the Sub Divisional Officer, Kailashahar issued a scheduled caste certificate in favour of 1 st petitioner. Thereafter, he joined in the service as Additional Tahasildar on 05.02.1979 against reserved quota. Gradually, he got promotions one after another and finally, went on superannuation as Additional Secretary as stated above.
[5] In the year 1998, a complaint was lodged against him by one Sudhir Das of Santir Bazar, Kamalpur alleging that he did not belong to Namasudra Community and therefore was not a member of scheduled caste community in Tripura. At that time, he was serving as Additional SubDivisional Officer, Longtharai Valley, Dhalai. Based on said complaint, a vigilance inquiry was conducted by SI of Police namely, Sri N.L. Debbarma who submitted the report that his scheduled caste certificate was genuine. Said inquiry officer also observed that during inquiry he had found that the original records of the office of SDO, Kailashahar relating to caste certificate of the 1st petitioner was already destroyed and thereafter he examined the 1 st petitioner and his other relatives along with some local witnesses of his area. The Superintendent of Police (Vigilance), Tripura thereafter communicated said report to the Deputy Secretary, Administrative Reforms Department, Govt. of Tripura. Said inquiry was accordingly dropped.
[6] But, thereafter, the Member-Secretary of State Level Scrutiny Committee (hereinafter referred as SLSC) again issued a show cause notice to the 1st petitioner on 19.01.2007 informing him that a complaint was received against him with the allegation that he had obtained the SC certificate by misrepresentation of facts and thereafter, inquiry was conducted with the officials of Vigilance Department in which it revealed that he did not belong to SC community. Therefore, he was given an opportunity by said notice to represent his case with all relevant records/evidences before taking final decision in the matter of cancellation of his SC certificate. He, thereafter, submitted his reply to the Member-Secretary of SLSC.
*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=A9S7c5LDIsB6RXaCf816x%2F4AWCck3yFBsnyHzrqui%2FShQvglZlwOv0wzZjwjmiIn&caseno=WA/32/2025&cCode=1&cino=TRHC010001792025&state_code=20&appFlag=)
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
