2026:THC:555-DB HIGH COURT OF TRIPURA AGARTALA WA No.25 of 2026 Sri Prahllad Debbarma, S/o Late Laha Kumar Debbarma, R/o Bisharad Chowdhury Para, Purba Champa Cherra, P.O. + P.S. Champahowar, District- Khowai, Tripura, PIN:799201, Age about 51 years .........Appellant(s); Versus 1. The State of Tripura represented by the Secretary, Rural Development Department, Government of Tripura, Agartala, P.O. Secretariat, P.S. New Capital Complex, Dist- West Tripura, PIN-799010 2. The Chief Engineer, Rural Development Department, Government of Tripura, Agartala, P.O. Agartala, P.S. West Agartala, District- West Tripura, PIN-799001 3. The District Magistrate & Collector, Khowai District, Tripura, Govt. of Tripura, P.O. and P.S. Khowai, District- Khowai, PIN-799201 4. The Block Development Officer, Tulashikhar R.D. Block, District- Khowai, Tripura. .........Respondent(s) For Appellant(s) : Mr. Arijit Bhaumik, Advocate, For Respondent(s) : Mr. Kohinoor Narayan Bhattacharyya, G.A., Mr. Karnajit De, Addl. G.A. HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. M.S. RAMACHANDRA RAO HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BISWAJIT PALIT Order 29/04/2026 This Writ Appeal is preferred by the appellant challenging the judgment dt.17.01.2026 in WP(C) No.705/2024 contending that the learned Single Judge should have also awarded Dearness Allowance in addition to the benefit of minimum of pay scale of a Group-D employee to the appellant for the period three years preceding the date of filing of the said Writ Petition. 2. Counsel for the appellant contends that the Government of India has issued instructions on 04.09.2019 [Annexure-A/5] entitling the casual workers also to get Dearness Allowance. 2026:THC:555-DB 3. Admittedly the appellant is not an employee of the Government of India, but an employee of the State Government. 4. Therefore, the said Government of India instructions dt.04.09.2019 cannot be taken advantage of by the appellant. 5. In this view of the matter, we find no merit in the Writ Appeal. It is accordingly dismissed. (BISWAJIT PALIT, J) (M.S. RAMACHANDRA RAO, CJ) Pijush/ PIJUSH KANTI NAG Digitally signed by PIJUSH KANTI NAG Date: 2026.04.30 13:06:59 +05'30'