WP(C)/632/2024 of Dr. Rajat Deb Vs Tripura University (A Central University) and 9 others on 18 December 2024

1. Tripura University (A Central University), established by Tripura University Act, 2006, being represented by it's Registrar, Tripura University, –Suryamaninagar, District - West Tripura, PIN 799022.

2. The Registrar, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, District - West Tripura, –PIN 799022.

3. The Vice Chancellor, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, District - West –Tripura, PIN 799022.

4. The Chairman, Executive Council, Tripura University, Tripura University, –Suryamaninagar, District - West Tripura, PIN 799022.

5. Dr. Utpal Biswas, Associate Professor, Department of Music, Tripura –University, Suryamaninagar, District-West Tripura, PIN 799022.

6. Dr. Partha Sarathi Shil, Assistant Professor, Department of Sanskrit, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar, District - West Tripura, PIN-799022.

7. Prof. Kashi Nath Jena, Chairman, Past Service Counting Committee and Former Professor, Department of Political Science & Controller of Examinations, Tripura University, presently serving as Vice Chancellor, Himalayiya University, Fatehpur Tanda, Jeevanwala, Dehradun Haridwar National Highway, P.O.-Daiwala, District- Dehradun, Uttrakhand, PIN-248140.

8. Dr. Debraj Panigrahi, Professor, Department of Sanskrit, Tripura University, –Suryamaninagar, District - West Tripura, PIN 799022.

9. Dr. Arobindo Mahato, Former Assistant Professor, Department of Rural Studies, Tripura University, presently serving as Professor, Department of Rural Development, School of Continuing Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Maidan Garhi Road, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, PIN-110068.

10. The University Grants Commission (UGC), represented by it's Secretary, –Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi, PIN 110002.

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18/12/2024

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARINDAM LODH Order

Heard Mr. P. Roy Barman, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. K. Nath, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. S. Lodh, learned counsel appearing for respondents no.1 to 4 i.e. Tripura University, Mr. B.N. Majumder, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. K. Deb, learned counsel appearing for respondents no.5, 8 and 9 and Mr. Soumyadeep Saha, learned counsel appearing for respondent no.6.

Today, when the matter has come up before this Court, Mr. S. Lodh, learned counsel appearing for the respondents-Tripura University has placed a notification dated 29.11.2024 whereby and whereunder it is decided by a constituted Committee that the petitioner, an Assistant Professor of the University is eligible for counting his past service as per UGC Regulations, 2010.

Learned counsel appearing for the respondents-Tripura University has submitted that this notification deciding the eligibility of the petitioner for counting his past service as per UGC Regulations, 2010 has been issued with the approval of the competent authority of Tripura University. As such, in my opinion, there should not be any doubt that the past service of the petitioner would be counted as per UGC Regulations, 2010.

In view of this notification dated 29.11.2024, since the relief has been granted to the petitioner, the instant writ petition stands infructous and thus disposed of.

A copy of this notification is kept on record.

JUDGE