Mujit Ali Molla v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

08.03.2024 Court No. 13 Sl. No.63 TG WPA/412/2024 MUJIT ALI MOLLA VS STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

Mr. Banshi Badan Maity, Adv.

... for the petitioner.

The affidavit-of-service filed by the learned Advocate for the petitioner in Court today be kept with the record. The learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was clerk of a school and retired from service on 30.09.2021. Pension Payment Order was issued in favour of the petitioner on 30.09.2023 and the gratuity and arrear Pension of the petitioner was released on 05.10.2023. Although the petitioner was entitled to payment of pensionary benefit from the date of his retirement, the same was not paid. By presenting this writ petition, the petitioner prays for an order on the respondents to award interest on delayed payment of arrear pension and gratuity.

I have heard the learned Advocate for the petitioner and have also considered the orders passed by different Hon'ble Judges on the writ petitions involving similar issues.

authenticated copy of this order failing which, additional interest @ 2% per annum shall be payable to the petitioner. There will be no order as to costs.

Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties, on priority basis. (Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)