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Court : High Court of Tripura
Case No : Cont.Cas(C) No. 72 of 2025
Judges: THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. M.S. RAMACHANDRA RAO & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. DATTA PURKAYASTHA
Parties : Biplab Kanti Ghosh, Tripura & Others Versus Biswajit Basu, the Managing Director, Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited, Tripura
Appearing Advocates : For the Petitioner: Sujata Deb (Gupta), Ram Prasad Gope, Advocates. For the Respondent: Bibhal Nandi Majumder, Senior Advocate, Kushal Deb, Advocate.
Date of Judgment : 16-01-2026
Head Note :-
Subject
Summary :-
1. Statutes / Acts / Rules / Orders Mentioned:
- Proviso to Article 309
- Notification dated 11.09.2025 notifying the Rules made by the Corporation for filling up the post of Senior Manager (Electrical) by way of promotion
- Interim order granted by this Court on 24.09.2025 in IA No.02/2025 in WP(C) No.327/2025

2. Catch Words:
- Contempt
- Promotion
- Interim order

3. Summary:
The petitioners and the respondent, Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited, were heard regarding promotions effected on 15.10.2025. The respondent’s counter‑affidavit states that the promotions were based on a notification dated 11.09.2025 and the corporation’s own rules, not on State Government rules under the Proviso to Article 309 issued on 26.08.2025. Consequently, the court held that the promotions do not contravene the interim order dated 24.09.2025 in IA No.02/2025. The court therefore concluded that there is no violation and closed the contempt proceedings.

4. Conclusion:
Petition Dismissed
Judgment :-

Heard counsel for the petitioners and counsel for the Tripura State Electricity Corporation Limited/respondent.

Since the promotions affected by the said Corporation on 15.10.2025, according to the Counter Affidavit filed by the said respondent, is on the basis of a notification dt.11.09.2025 notifying the Rules made by the said Corporation for filling up the post of Senior Manager (Electrical) by way of promotion, and not on the basis of the Rules framed by the State

Government under Proviso to Article 309 issued on 26.08.2025, it cannot be said that the making of promotions by the said Corporation is in violation of the interim order granted by this Court on 24.09.2025 in IA No.02/2025 in WP(C) No.327/2025.

Therefore, this contempt case is closed.
 
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