Pushpanjali Das v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

10.04.2024 Sl. No.288 Ct. No. 13 Sws.M W.P.A. 4457 of 2024 Pushpanjali Das -VsThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Banshi Badan Maity ... for the petitioner Mr. A. Chakraborty ....for the State The affidavit-of-service filed by the learned Advocate for the petitioner in Court today be kept with the record.

The learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner's father was an Assistant Teacher of a school and retired on 31.05.1992 and died on 28.05.2011. Pension Payment Order was issued in favour of the petitioner on 16.08.2018 and the Arrear Family Pension of the petitioner was released on 03.10.2018.

Although the petitioner was entitled to payment of pensionary benefit from Government Circular dated 13.04.2010, the same was not paid. By presenting this writ petition, the petitioner prays for an order on the respondents to award interest on delayed payment of arrear family pension.

I have heard the learned Advocate for the petitioner and have also considered the orders

passed by different Hon'ble Judges on the writ petitions involving similar issues.

In view thereof, this writ petition stands disposed of with a direction upon the respondents and particularly the concerned Treasury Officer to pay interest to the petitioner on gratuity and arrear pension @ 9% per annum from the date of 02.08.2015 till the date of actual payment within 16 weeks from the date of service of an authenticated copy of this order failing which, additional interest @ 2% per annum shall be payable to the petitioner.

There will be no order as to costs.

Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties, on priority basis.

(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)