Agartala, Jan. 9 -- A Division Bench of the Tripura High Court on Friday annulled the state government's 25-year-old policy that placed newly appointed employees recruited through competitive examinations on fixed pay for the initial five years, terming it "unconstitutional."The then Left Front government in Tripura, through subsequent orders issued in 2001 and 2007, had enforced a policy under which newly recruited employees against sanctioned Group C and D posts were required to serve at least five years on fixed pay, after which they were granted the regular pay scale.
The BJP-led government, which assumed power in 2018, continued the practice. This triggered protests from teachers appointed through the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET), ...