Jyotshna Mondal And ORS. v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

26.03.2025 Item No.90 Court No.19 SK In The High Court At Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction W.P.A. 984 of 2025 Jyotshna Mondal & Ors.

-Vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mrs. Sanchayita De ......for the petitioners.

Ms. Tuli Sinha ... for the State.

Affidavit-of-service filed by the learned advocate for the petitioners be kept with the record.

The son of the petitioner no. 1 was an approved Assistant Teacher of a primary school who died-inharness on June 12, 2020. The Pension Payment Order of the employee concerned was issued on May 07, 2024 in pursuance whereof the petitioners received the gratuity and arrear Pension on May 24, 2024.

The petitioners are praying that a writ of mandamus be issued commanding the respondents to pay interest on the said amount of gratuity and arrear pension for the delayed payment.

Learned advocate for the State-respondents does not oppose the prayer of the petitioners. It is now well settled that the petitioners are entitled to the interest, as prayed for.

The respondents, the concerned Treasury Officer in particular are, therefore, directed to pay interest @ 8% per annum on the gratuity and the arrear amount of pension from the date of death of

the employee concerned till the date of such payment.

The payment as aforesaid shall be made within the period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order, in default the said arrear amount shall fetch an additional interest of 2% per annum.

W.P.A. 984 of 2025 stands disposed of with the above directions. There shall be no order as to costs. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties subject to compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Biswajit Basu, J.)