Sankar Kumar Mondal v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

jdt. 24.03.2026 jb.

WPA 2447 of 2024 (Sankar Kumar Mondal vs. State of West Bengal & Ors.) Mr. Krishna Pada Santra .... For the Petitioner None appears for the respondents despite service. The petitioner was appointed as Panchayat Karmee in Champali Gram Panchayat and superannuated on 31st December, 2015. Despite completing all pension related formalities within due time, pension payment order was issued on 4th January, 2021. The gratuity and arrear pension were released in favour of the petitioner on 1st February, 2021. The petitioner seeks interest on the gratuity and arrear pension due to delay in disbursal of the same. Upon consideration of the submission made on behalf of the parties and material on record, the Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance, Government of West Bengal and the Treasury Officer, Basirhat, being the 2nd and 4th respondents herein, are directed to pay interest to the petitioner at the rate of 8% per annum on the gratuity and arrear pension amount calculated from 1st January, 2016 till the date of actual payment. Such payment

shall be made within two months from the date of communication of this order.

The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

Since no affidavit has been invited, allegations contained in the writ petition shall be deemed not to have been admitted.

Urgent certified website copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties on compliance of requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)