Md. Jahangir Alam v. The State of Tripura and 2 Others
Court: High Court of Tripura
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARINDAM LODH
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Case summary
High Court of Tripura judgment dated 2024-11-26. Md. Jahangir Alam v. The State of Tripura and 2 Others. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA AGARTALA WP(C) 723 OF 2024 Md. Jahangir Alam, Age 50 years, S/o Late Anu Miah, resident of Ratan Nagar, P. O. K. K. Nagar, P. S. Bishalgarh, District-Sepahijala Tripura. … Petitioner. Vs. 1. The State of Tripura, represented by the Secretary to the Home Department, New Capital Complex, Agartala, West Tripura. 2. The Director General of Police, Police Head Quarter, Agartala, West Tripura. 3. The Superintendent of Police (Procurement), Police Line, A. D. Nagar, Agartala, West Tripura. … Respondents. For the petitioner (s) : Mr. Samar Das, Advocate. For the respondent (s) : Mr. Kohinoor N. Bhattacharyya, G. A. HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARINDAM LODH 26. 11. 2024 Order Heard Mr. Samar Das, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. Kohinoor N. Bhattacharyya, learned G. A. appearing for the State-respondents. The grievance of the petitioner is in regard to a show-cause notice issued against him vide letter dated 03. 07.
2024 [Annexure-4 to the writ petition] wherein it is stated inter alia that it was transpired that the petitioner had been exhibiting an act of gross misconduct which was not expected from a disciplined police person and for that reason, a departmental proceeding was contemplated against him. Mr. Das, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has submitted that in compliance of the departmental instructions, the petitioner shall remove his beard. It is further submitted by Mr. Das, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that vide letter dated 10. 07. 2024, the petitioner has already informed the authority concerned that he had removed his beard and he shaved the same. In view of this, I direct that the petitioner shall submit a representation to the show-cause notice before the authority concerned and after receipt of the representation the authority concerned shall consider the same sympathetically about the initiation of disciplinary proceeding.
With the aforesaid observations and directions, the instant writ petition stands disposed. JUDGE Digitally signed by SANJAY GHOSH SANJAY GHOSH Date: 2024. 11. 27 11:52:13 +05'30' sanjay
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