Biswanath Saha v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

1666 20.08.2025 Ct.18 (Suvendu) W.P.A. 4511 of 2025 Biswanath Saha -vsThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Goutam Malik ....for the petitioner Mr. Swapan Kr. Pal ...for the State Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

Petitioner is the husband of a deceased retired Assistant Teacher. Wife of the petitioner retired on 30th June, 2018. After superannuation of wife of the petitioner pension payment order was issued on 10th August, 2018 and accordingly retiral dues including pension were released. Subsequently, due to revision of pay in ROPA 2019 revised pension payment order was issued on 21st April, 2021. Thereafter wife of the petitoner died on 31st January, 2023. Petitioner claims interest on revised gratuity due to delayed payment.

State respondents are represented by learned advocate.

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 revised gratuity as per revised pension payment order from 14th February, 2020 till the date of actual disbursement of the revised gratuity, 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.)