Goutam Kumar De v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

02.07.2025 Court: 18 Item 2186 (Suvendu) W.P.A. 1280 of 2025 Goutam Kumar De -vsThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Banshi Badan Maity ....for the petitioner 1) Learned advocate representing the petitioner has placed notice dated 8th April, 2025 which was served upon learned advocate representing State respondents in terms of order dated 2nd April, 2025. Same is taken on record. 2) In spite of service of notice, State respondents are not represented today.

3) Petitioner is a retired Assistant Teacher, who superannuated on 29th February, 2020. After superannuation of petitioner, Pension Payment Order was issued on 18th December, 2020 releasing retiral dues in favour of the petitioner. Petitioner claims interest on gratuity 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 petitioner on gratuity from the date following the date of retirement of the petitioner till the date of release of gratuity, within a period of eight 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 on usual undertakings. (Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)