IA./648/2015 of MALLIKA DATTA Vs THE STATE OF TRIPURA and ORS on 18 December 2015

Conclusion

Party Name : MALLIKA DATTA Vs THE STATE OF TRIPURA & ORS

THE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE S.TALAPATRA

Heard Ms. R. Purakayastha, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. T. D.Majumder, learned G.A. appears for the respondents, This is a petition for interim order staying the T-TET examination to be held on 21.12.2015or alternatively allowing the petitioner provisionally to appear in the said test. The briefcase of the petitioner as projected in the writ petition is that the petitioner passed the oneyear Diploma course in the Teachers@@@@@ Training from the SCERT. By means of theimpugned notice dated 02.11.2015 published by the Teachers@@@@@ Recruitment BoardTripura(TRBT), it has been clearly stipulated that those applicants who have done one yearDiploma in the Elementary Education from the NCTE recognised institution before 2005,will be considered as eligible for applying, else two years Diploma in Elementary Educationwill be essential. In the writ petition the setting up of cut of date has been challenged.Ms. R. Purakayastha, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has submitted that thepetitioner did not pass the one year Diploma in Elementary Education before 2005. She hasonly passed the said one year Diploma course in June, 2005. Her prayer is that either thisexamination process has to be stayed or she might be allowed to appear in the saidexamination subject to the result of the connected writ petition. The interim order as soughtfrom this court cannot be passed at this stage. If the interim order as sought for arepermitted that would open floodgate and as such as an interim measure such order couldnot be passed. However, if the petitioner succeeds in the writ petition, she will be providedwith the appropriate relief including consideration of her appointment from the date whenthe teachers will be appointed in terms of the said advertisement dated 02.11.2015 and ifrequired, the relaxation of age shall also be considered at that point of time. Moreover, Mr.T. D. Majumder, learned G.A. has pointed out that the petitioner has approached this courtbelatedly as the last date of submission of the forms expired on 13.11.2015.Accordingly, this petition stands disposed of.