Amita Mukhopadhyay v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.
02.07.2025 Ct. No. 18 adeb W.P.A. 1127 of 2025 Amita Mukhopadhyay Vs.
The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Ms. Debjani Sahu ...for the petitioner Mr. Ram Chandra Guchhait ...for the State
1. Learned advocate representing the petitioner submits that notice could not be served upon the learned advocate representing the State respondents since he refused to accept the notice.
2. Mr. Ram Chandra Guchhait, learned advocate is present in Court who usually represents State respondents.
3. Mr. Guchhait, learned advocate is requested to enter appearance on behalf of the State respondents.
4. Office of the learned Government Pleader is requested to regularize engagement of Mr. Ram Chandra Guchhait, learned advocate on behalf of State respondents.
5. Petitioner is a retired Librarian, who superannuated on 31st August, 2017. Due to superannuation of the petitioner, 1st Pension Payment Order was issued on 7th August, 2017 and as per the 1st Pension Payment Order disbursement of retiral dues was made in
favour of the petitioner. Subsequently, due to revision of pay as per ROPA 2019 revised Pension Payment Order was issued on 21st December, 2020. Petitioner claims interest on revised gratuity as per revised Pension Payment Order due to delayed payment.
6. Accordingly, the Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance, West Bengal and the concerned Treasury Officer are directed to pay interest at the rate of 8% per annum to the petitioner on revised gratuity as per revised Pension Payment Order from 14th February, 2020 till the date of actual disbursement of the revised gratuity amount in favour of the petitioner, within a period of 8 (eight) weeks from the date of communication of this order.
7. Since no affidavit is called for, the allegations contained in the writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted.
8. With the above observation, the writ petition stands disposed of.
9. There shall be no order as to costs.
10.Urgent photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon usual undertakings.
(Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)