Ratan Kumar Deb vs. The State Of Tripura

ITEM NO.26+43

COURT NO.2 SECTION XIV (HEARING THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING)

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No.8567/2019

(Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 25-07-2018 in WA No.32/2016 passed by the High Court Of Tripura At Agarthala)

PRADIP KUMAR LASKAR & ORS.

Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

STATE OF TRIPURA & ORS.

Respondent $(s)$

(IA NO.140623/2019 - FOR ADDITION/DELETION/MODIFICATION PARTIES: and, IA No.50577/2019 - FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

WITH SLP(C) No.8569/2019 (XIV) (IA No.140645/2019 - FOR SUBSTITUTION; and, IA No.51380/2019 - FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No.8570/2019 (XIV) (IA NO.50990/2019 - FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No.8571/2019 (XIV) (IA No.140629/2019 - FOR ADDITION/DELETION/MODIFICATION OF PARTIES; and, IA No.52146/2019 - FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) Nos.8572-8573/2019 (XIV) (IA NO.51970/2019 - FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) Nos.8574-8576/2019 (XIV) (IA No.140637/2019 - FOR ADDITION/DELETION/MODIFICATION OF PARTIES; IA No.140646/2019 - FOR SUBSTITUTION; and, IA No.52244/2019 - FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) Nos.8577-8578/2019 (XIV) Signame Merrit No.140642/2019 - FOR ADDITION/DELETION/MODIFICATION OF PARTIES; NO.51597/2019 - FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED 16:38:0 UDGMENT)

SLP(C) No.8568/2019 (XIV) (IA No.51114/2019 – FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

SLP(C) No.8193/2020 (XIV) (FOR ADMISSION and I.R.; IA No.54735/2020 – FOR CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING; and, IA No.54736/2020 – FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Diary No.12480/2021 (XIV) (IA No.81506/2021 – FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT; and, IA No.81507/2021 – FOR PERMISSION TO FILE LENGTHY LIST OF DATES)

ITEM NO.43 (XIV)

Diary No.6929/2021 (FOR ADMISSION and I.R.; IA No.116507/2021-CONDONATION OF DELAY IN FILING; and, IA No.118013/2021 – FOR PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES)

Date : 17-09-2021 These matters were called on for hearing today.

CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UDAY UMESH LALIT HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. RAVINDRA BHAT HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE BELA M. TRIVEDI

Counsel for the Parties:

Mr. K. V. Mohan, AOR Mr. K.V. Balakrishnan, Adv.

Mr. Salman Khurshid, Sr. Adv. Muhammad Ali Khan, Adv. Ms. Srishti Agnihotri, Adv. Mr. Omar Hoda, Av. Ms. Sanjana Grace Thomas, Adv. Ms. Nupur Raut, Adv. Ms. Aishwarya Mohapatra, Adv. Mr. Imroz Alam, Adv. Ms. Sakshi Kotiyal, Adv. Ms. Roshni W. Anand, Adv. Mr. Abishek Jebaraj, AOR Mr. Kundan Kumar Mishra, AOR Mr. Arpit Srivastava, Adv. Mr. Jitendra Kumar, Adv.

Ms. Madhavi Divan, Sr. Adv. Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR Mr. Sahil Monga, Adv. Mr. Kabir Shankar Bose, Adv. Mr. Shuvodeep Roy, AOR Mr. Kabir Shankar Bose, Adv. Mr. Amlan Kumar Ghosh, AOR UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R

ITEM NO.43 - Diary No.6929/2021

Delay condoned.

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Issue notice, returnable on 20.10.2021.

Dasti service, in addition, is permitted.

Pending further consideration, the effect and operation of the order under challenge shall remain stayed.

In the meantime, the State shall not take out any proceedings seeking recovery of the amount from the concerned employees to whom arrears were made over by the State.

ITEM NO.26 – SLP (C) No.8567/2019 ETC.

Ms. Madhavi Divan, learned Additional Solicitor General appearing for the State submits that (i) the State shall file appropriate response in all the matters; (ii) the State shall also file an affidavit giving complete details as to the impact on the State exchequer in case all the arrears are required to be paid to the concerned employees; and, (iii) the State shall also indicate figures as to the amounts which have already been made over to certain employees by way of arrears.

List all the matters for further consideration on 20.10.2021.

COURT MASTER BRANCH OFFICER

(MUKESH NASA) (VIRENDER SINGH)