Pranab Saran Chatterjee v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

27.08.2025 Ct. No. 18 adeb W.P.A. 5050 of 2025 Pranab Saran Chatterjee Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Ms. Debjani Sahu ...for the petitioner Ms. Sukla Das Chandra ...for the State

1. Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

2. Petitioner is a retired Headmaster, who superannuated on 30th June, 2018.

After superannuation of the petitioner, 1st Pension Payment Order was issued on 24th September, 2018 and as per the 1st Pension Payment Order disbursement of retiral dues was made in favour of the petitioner. Subsequently, due to revision of pay as per ROPA 2019 revised Pension Payment Order was issued on 5th March, 2022. Petitioner claims interest on revised gratuity as per revised Pension Payment Order due to delayed payment.

3. State respondents are represented by learned advocate.

4. 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 petitioner on revised gratuity as per revised Pension Payment Order from 14th February, 2020 till the date of actual disbursement of the revised gratuity amount in favour of the petitioner, within a period of 8 (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, upon usual undertakings.

(Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)