Priya Datta and 32 Others v. The State of Tripura and 3 Others

HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA AGARTALA

WP(C) No.407 of 2025

¶1Priya Datta, D/o-Sukhen Datta, R/o-West Bank of Amarsagar, Udaipur, Post office - R.K. Pur, Gomati, Tripura, 799120, Age-30.

¶2Sheuli Rani Das, D/o-Ranjit Kumar Das, R/O-Camper Bazar (Nanditilla), Agartala, West Tripura, P.O.- S.D. Mission, PIN-799003, Age-34.

¶3Debasish Datta, S/o-Sunil Datta, Vill-West Pipariakhola, P.O.- Abhoy Ganj, P.S.- P.R. Bari, Barpathari, Belonia, South Tripura, 799155, Age-30.

¶4Amit Das, S/o-Sri Pravat Das, Khowai, P.O.+P.S.- Khowai, PIN-799201. Age-30.

¶5Digambar Nath, S/o-Dharuba Chandra Nath, Ward 3, Kanchanpur, Subhash Nagar, North Tripura, Tripura, 799270, Age-27.

¶6Joysree Debnath, D/o-Sri Santosh Debnath, Vill-Ramthakur Para, P.O.- Jolaibari, Santirbazer, South Tripura, PIN-799141, Age-35.

¶7Mounali Chowdhury, D/o-Sri Mukut Ranjan Chowdhury, Vill-Ranjit Nagar, P.O.- Ramnagar, Agartala, West Tripura, 799002, Age-34.

¶8Amrit Debnath, S/o-Sujit Debnath, R/o-Vill+P.O.-South Charilam, Dist.- Sepahijala, Tripura, PIN-799103, Age-29.

¶9Jayanti Biswas, D/o-Mohanlal Biswas, North Krisnapur, Teliamura, District-Khowai Tripura, PIN-799205, Age-30.

¶10Sabita Sarkar, D/o-Dulal Sarkar, Vill+P.O.- Gangachara, P.S.- Kakraban, Dist.- Gomati, Sub-Division-Udaipur, PIN-799125, Age-27.

¶11Suchitra Paul, D/o-Sri Madhab Paul, R/o-Village-Dalak, Amarpur, P.O.- Malbasa, Sub-Division-Amarpur, District-Gomati, PIN-799101, Age-32.

¶12Pinki Roy, D/o-Sunil KumarRoy, R/o. 4, Srirampur, North Tripura, 799277, Age-

38.

¶13Anindita Das, D/o-Sri Chandan Kanti Das, R/o-Udaipur, Office Lane, Gomati Tripura, 799120, Age-30.

¶14Tama Das, D/o-Swapan Chandra Das, Vill-Methirmia, P.O.- Manikbhander, Kamalpur, Dhalai Tripura, PIN-799287, Age-28.

¶15Gopika Das,

S/o-Lt. Gopesh Das, Ward No-3, Near-Panisagar Rail Station, Panisagar, North Tripura, 799260, Age-44.

¶16Manna Nama Sudra, S/o-Sri Mukunda Nama Sudra, R/o-Village-Uttar Shinghicharra, P.O.+P.S.- Khowai, Dist.- Khowai Tripura, PIN-799201, Age-33.

¶17Ripan Das, D/o-Raj Kumar Das, R/o-Kuchainala, P.O.- Kuchainala, P.S.- Kamalpur, Kamalpur, Dhalai Tripura, Age-25.

¶18Payel Sermin, D/o-Abdul Matin, Vill-Kalacherra, Post Office-Kalacherra, Dharmanagar, North Tripura, 799251, Age-27.

¶19Shiuli Debnath, D/o-Lt. Harendra Debnath, Vill-Matai, P.S.- Sidhai, P.O.- Sundartilla, Dist.- West Tripura, PIN-799212, Age-26.

¶20Prasanta Sutradhar, S/o-Lt. Manindra Sutradhar, R/o-Vill/P.O.- Rajnagar, Udaipur, Gomati Tripura, 799120, Age-33.

¶21Arjun Das, S/o-Atal Das, Vill-Tulamura, Udaipur Gomati Dist., Tripura, PIN-799105, Age-35.

¶22Shilpi Rani Das, D/o-Jatindra Kumar Das, Vill-Padmapur, Dharmanagar, North Tripura, 799250, Age-36.

¶23Arpita Das, D/o-Dipal Ch. Das, Vill+P.O.- Taksapara, P.S.- Melaghar, Sonamura, Sepahijala, Tripura, PIN-799103, Age-28.

¶24Ashish Majumder, S/o-Rabindrana Majumder, Vill+P.O-Taksapara, Sub-Division-Sonamura, P.S.- Melaghar, Dist.- Sepahijala, PIN-799103, Age-29.

¶25Anupam Acharjee, S/o-Benu Acharjee, Gandigram, P.S.- Airport, Agartala, West Tripura, 799012, Age-33.

¶26Jayanta Debnath, S/o-Amar Chan Debnath, Vill-East Daluchana, P.O.+P.S.- Salema, Dhalai Tripura, 799278, Age-30.

¶27Niskriti Gope, D/o-Monoranjan Gope, Vill+P.O.- East Hawaibari, P.S.- Teliamura, Khowai, Tripura, PIN-799205, Age-36.

¶28Utpal Das, S/o-Sri Sushil Ch. Das, R/o-East Nalchar, P.O.- East Nalchar, Sonamura, Sepahijala, Tripura, PIN-799115, Age-28.

¶29Dipankar Sarkar, S/o-Lt. Shyamal Sarkar, R/o-Shibnagar, P.O.- Taxapara, P.S.- Melaghar, District-Sepahijala, Tripura, PIN-799103, Age-26.

¶30Sugrib Sarkar,

S/o-Sujit Sarkar, R/o-Dhakshin Dhanicherra, P.S.- Pecharthal, Dist.- Unakoti Tripura, PIN-799263, Age-26.

¶31Nakul Das, S/o-Nripendra Das, R/o-Margang Para, Vill-Kamalnagar, P/o-Kalyanpur, District-Khowai, PIN Code-799203, Age-32.

¶32Pritam Paul, S/o-Sri Sanjit Paul, R/o-W.N 8, Bhati Abhoynagar, Pachim Para, Agartala, West Tripura, Pin-799001, Age-30.

¶33Bishal Datta, S/o-Bishnupada Datta, R/o-Village-Debipur, P.O.- Rangauti, P.S.- Irani, Kailashahar, Unakoti Tripura, 799281.

……Petitioner(s).

Vs.

¶1The State of Tripura,

(To be represented by the Principal Secretary, Department of School Education, Government of Tripura), New Secretariat Building, New Capital Complex, Kunjaban, P.S.- New Capital Complex, Agartala, West Tripura, PIN-799010.

¶2The Director, 0/o the Directorate of Elementary Education, Govt. of Tripura, Office Lane, Agartala, West Tripura, Agartala, PIN-799001

¶3Teachers Recruitment Board, Tripura, Represented by it's Chairman, Shiksha Bhavan, Office Lane, Agartala, West Tripura, Agartala, PIN-799001.

¶4The Controller of Examination, Teachers Recruitment Board, Tripura, Shiksha Bhavan, Office Lane, Agartala, West Tripura, Agartala, PIN-799001.

……Respondent(s).

For Petitioner (s)

: Mr. Purusuttam Roy Barman, Senior Advocate.

Mr. Samarjit Bhattacharjee, Advocate.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Karnajit De, Addl. G.A.

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. DATTA PURKAYASTHA _O_R_D_E_R_

26.08.2025

Heard Mr. Purusuttam Roy Barman, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr. Karnajit De, learned Addl. G.A. appearing for the respondents-State.

With the consent of both sides, the writ petition is disposed of at the admission stage.

The grievance of the petitioners is that they appeared in the T-TET (Paper-II) Examination, 2024, and according to them, in the examination in respect of Paper-II, the answers to the Question Nos.02, 65, 107 and 109 of Question Booklet Series-A (similar to Question Nos.10, 64, 128 and 130 of Series-B and Question Nos.24, 66, 146 and 148 of Series-C), as published in the final answer key were incorrect, and therefore, they are entitled to get full marks against those questions. To justify their claim, they have submitted certain documents in this regard. Learned senior counsel submits that earlier the petitioners have not submitted any representation to respondents No.3 & 4 in this regard and have directly approached the Court. Some of the petitioners have submitted objections to the respondents in this regard challenging the correctness of the answers shown in the answer key regarding those questions. Learned senior counsel further submits that, keeping in mind the decisions of this Court in other similar matters, this matter may also be referred to respondents No.3 & 4 for proper decision, and in this regard, an opportunity may be given to the petitioners to submit representations with relevant documents in support of their claim to respondents No.3 & 4.

Mr. De, learned Addl. G.A., submits that only three petitioners, i.e., Petitioner No.11, Petitioner No.20 and Petitioner No.33, have challenged the correctness of said answers given in answer key by making representations to respondents No.3 & 4, but they have not challenged Question No.65 of the Question Booklet, Series-A. However, learned Addl. G.A. has not opposed the submission of learned senior counsel regarding sending the matter for decision to respondents No.3 & 4 on the representations to be submitted to the petitioners.

Keeping in mind the submissions of both sides, and without observing anything on the merits of the case, the writ petition is disposed of by giving an opportunity to the petitioners to submit proper representations ventilating their grievances, as agitated above regarding said questions with suggested answers along with relevant documents/authorities in support of their claim to the respondents No.3 & 4 within 7(seven) days from today and respondents No.3 & 4 are directed to dispose of their representations with a reasoned order within next 3(three) weeks thereafter.

The writ petition, is accordingly, disposed of with above said terms.

Pending application(s), if any, shall also stands disposed of.

JUDGE

Dinashree SATABD I DUTTA by SATABDI DUTTA Date: 2025.08.28 16:41:12 +05'30'