Golapi Mandi v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

13-06-2022 ct no. 13 Sl. 2 sp WPA 7095 of 2022 Golapi Mandi -VersusThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Basudev Rakshit ....for the petitioner Mrs. Mitali Mukherjee .......for the State Mr. Bhaskar Prosad Vaisya, Mr. Suman Dey ...for the respondent no.4 The Assistant Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance, West Bengal, is present in Court. A Pension Payment Order in favour of the petitioner, in terms of the directions of a Co-ordinate bench of this Court dated May 11, 2021, has been produced. There is no explanation as to why the pension payment to the petitioner was not issued or as to why clarifications were not called from the petitioner earlier either.

However, since the unmarried daughters have been allowed pension by reason of a judgment of a Co-ordinate bench of this Court reported in 2018 (2) WBLR (Cal) 138, passed in WP 23466 (W) of 2017, in the case of Bharati

Hazra Vs. State of West Bengal and others.

This Court is of the view that the petitioner would be entitled to interest from December, 2020, @ 7% per annum.

It is expected that the pension will be released to the petitioner, within a period of one month from date.

All arrears, as directed hereinabove, shall be paid to the petitioner, within a period of two months from date, positively and mandatorily.

With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition shall stand disposed of.

The personal presence of the Assistant Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance, West Bengal, is dispensed with.

It is expected that delay in respect of pension matters is avoided completely and the conduct complained of against the office of the Pension and Provident Fund Director, is not repeated.

There shall be no order as to costs.

All parties shall act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)