Basanti Misra v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

25.04.2024 Sl. No.235 pk W.P.A. 6273 of 2024 Basanti Misra -VsThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Ms. Dipa Bhattacharya ... for the petitioner Ms. Neelam Singh ... 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 father of the petitioner was an assistant teacher of a school who died on 23.01.2010 and mother of the petitioner died on 08.08.2016. Pension Payment Order was issued in favour of the petitioner on 20.05.2019 and arrear Pension of the petitioner was released on 01.07.2019.

Although the petitioner was entitled to payment of pensionary benefit from the date of his retirement, 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 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 arrear pension @ 9% per annum from the date of death of the mother 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.)