Nadia Nandan Maji v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

13.03.2024.

Court No.13 Item No. 23 sp W.P.A. No. 7536 of 2024 Nadia Nandan Maji

Versus

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Saurav Mitra, Ms. Sreyasree Choudhury.

...For the petitioner.

Mr. Biswabrata Basu Mallick, Mr. Biman Halder ...for the State Affidavit-of-service and report of the State filed in Court today be taken on record.

The petitioner is the widow daughter of Late Gobinda Gopal Maji, who was an Assistant Teacher of Dalimbachak Technical High School, District - Purba Medinipur. He died-in-harness on 23.01.1984. The mother of the petitioner died on 30.09.2019. The petitioner applied for pension in terms of the Circular of the State No.

325-SE(B)/M-43/2003 dated 05.09.2005 which remain unconsidered.

In those circumstances, the concerned District Inspector of Schools (S.E.) shall consider the petitioner's representation which is appearing at page 17 of the writ petition. For the said purpose, the petitioner shall file a representation afresh enclosing the details of the pension payment order of her late father and other documents prescribed in the said

Circular within a period of fifteen days from date. Upon receipt of the said representation, the concerned District Inspector of Schools (S.E.) shall dispose of the same with a reasoned order within a period of four weeks thereafter.

If the concerned District Inspector of Schools (S.E.) finds that the petitioner is entitled to get pension, the same shall be released to her as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of one month thereafter.

The petitioner shall be entitled to receive all arrears in terms of such Circular dated 05.09.2005. With the aforesaid directions, the instant writ petition shall stand disposed of.

There will be no order as to costs.

All parties are directed to act on a server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)