Sankarditya Karmakar v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

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(DL) (DL) 02.07.2025 02.07.2025 Ct. No. 18 (ARPAN) W.P.A. 1263 OF 2025 Sankarditya Karmakar Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Others Mr. Krishna Pada Santra, Adv.

...for the Petitioner 1.

Affidavit-of-service enclosing notice served upon learned advocate representing the State respondents is filed before this Court and same is taken on record. 2.

In spite of service of notice State respondents are not represented today.

3.

The writ petitioner is a retired Clerk, who superannuated on 31st July, 2017. After superannuation of the writ petitioner, first Pension Payment Order was issued on 18th August, 2017 and as per the first 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 27th May, 2021. The writ petitioner claims interest on revised gratuity as per revised Pension Payment Order due to delayed payment.

4.

Accordingly, the Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance and the concerned Treasury Officer are directed to pay interest at the rate of 8% per annum to the writ 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 eight (8) weeks from the date of communication of this order.

5.

Since no affidavit is called for, the allegations contained in the writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted.

6.

With the above observation, the writ petition stands disposed of.

7.

There shall be no order as to costs.

8.

Urgent photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon usual undertakings. (Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)