AGARTALA, India, June 15 -- Tripura High Court issued the following order/judgement on May 14:
[1] Heard.
[2] The present petition has been filed under Article-226 of the Constitution of India directing the O.C. of the Amtali Police Station, Agartala, West Tripura, for providing the keys of the common entrance gate which is under the custody of the said police station from 29.12.2025 till now of the common entrance gate of the rented house of the petitioner, which is thereby completely illegal and violation of legal right and also a direction be given to the police department i.e. the DGP, Govt. of Tripura to take necessary action against the officer in charge Amtali police station to handover the key of the lock placed in the common entrance gate of the rented house of the petitioner, so that the petitioner being a tenant can have their right to ingress and egress i.e. equivalent to right to access.
[3] The petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs:
"(i) Admit this petition;
(ii) Call for records and after hearing the parties; Issue writ and/or order directing the Police Department i.e., The Director General of Police, Govt. of Tripura to take necessary action against the Officer in Charge, Amtali Police Station and to handover the key of the lock placed in the common entrance gate of the rented house of the petitioner as the said key is under the custody of the concern Police Officials of Amtali Police Station from 29/12/2025 till date, which is completely against the spirit of law and so that the petitioner being a tenant can have their right to ingress and egress i.e., Right to Access and such illegal activity of the Police officials is also directly violating the Fundamental Right i.e., Article 21 of the Constitution of India i.e., Protection of life and personal liberty for fair ends of justice. AND
(iii) To pass any other order/orders or directing the respondent as Your Lordship deem fit and proper having regards to the facts and circumstances of the case."
[4] The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner namely Titu Rani Das along with her family are staying in a rented house as a tenant in the above noted address from 22.12.2023 to 21.12.2028 vide a rent agreement bearing No2174/DEC/2023 dated 22.12.2023 made in between the owner namely Jharna Biswas @ Chalana Routh and the tenant namely Titu Rani Das. The said rent agreement was made for 5 years and the whole rent of the rented house has been paid by the tenant i.e., the petitioner herein to the owner of the residence in the time of execution of the said agreement and accordingly the tenant with her family i.e., the petitioner started residing in the above noted address with bag and baggage. Moreover, from that time onwards the tenant i.e., the petitioner herein and the owner are staying together in the above noted address in a peaceful manner.
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