Sukumar De v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

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(ML) (ML) 05.03.2025 05.03.2025 Ct. No. 18 (ARPAN) W.P.A. 7216 of 2024 Sukumar De Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Banshi Badan Maity ...for the Petitioner Md. Mojnu Sk ...for the State Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

The writ petitioner is a retired Assistant Teacher, who superannuated on 31st January, 2016. Due to superannuation of the writ petitioner, first Pension Payment Order was issued on 21st January, 2016 and as per the first 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 1st June, 2021. The writ petitioner claims interest on revised gratuity as per revised Pension Payment Order 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 writ 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 eight (8) 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.)