Murari Mohan Mondal v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

MLrkd 05.09.2024 Ct.18 W.P.A. 3383 of 2023 Murari Mohan Mondal -vsThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sakti Pada Jana, Mr. Subhajyoti Das ....for the petitioner.

Affidavit-of-service filed in Court is kept with the record.

The writ petitioner is a retired Assistant Teacher, who superannuated on 31st January, 2015. After superannuation of the writ petitioner, Pension Payment Order was issued on 8th June, 2016 and as per the said Pension Payment Order disbursement of retiral dues was made in favour of the petitioner. The writ petitioner claims interest on gratuity due to delayed payment.

State respondents are not represented.

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 writ petitioner on gratuity from the date following the date of retirement of the petitioner till the date of release of gratuity in favour of the petitioner, within

a period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order.

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

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

There shall be no order as to costs.

Urgent photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon usual undertakings.

(Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)