Champa Patra v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

25.04.2024 Sl. No.207 g.b.

Court No.13 W.P.A. 5978 of 2024 Champa Patra -VsThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Banshi Badan Maity ... for the petitioner The affidavit of service filed by the learned Advocate for the petitioner in Court today be kept on record.

The learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner's father was an assistant teacher of a school and retired from service on 30.09.2000 and died on 05.09.2016. Pension Payment Order was issued in favour of the petitioner on 22.12.2023 and arrear pension of the petitioner was released on 31.01.2024.

Although the petitioner was entitled to payment of pensionary benefit from the next date of his retirement, the same was not paid. By representing this writ petition, the petitioner prays for an order on the respondents to award interest on delayed payment of arrear 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, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction upon the respondents and particularly the concerned Treasury Officer to pay interest to the petitioner on arrear pension @ 9% per annum from the date of 19.11.2020 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.)