Purnima Mondal And ANR v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

15.04.2024 Sl. No.219 pk W.P.A. 5317 of 2024 Purnima Mondal and another -VsThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Goutam Kumar Maity ... for the petitioner Mr. Keshab Chandra Das ... 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 petitioners submits that the petitioner's husband was an assistant teacher of a school and he died in harness service on 11.10.2016. Pension Payment Order was issued on 30.05.2018 and Gratuity and Arrear Pension of the petitioner was released on 14.06.2018.

Although the petitioners were entitled to payment of pensionary benefit from the date of death of employee, the same was not paid. By presenting this writ petition, the petitioners pray for an order on the respondents to award interest on delayed payment of arrear pension and gratuity.

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 petitioners on gratuity and arrear pension @ 9% per annum from the date of retirement of the petitioner 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.)