Calcutta High CourtWPA/8284/2024disposed

Hrishikesh Adhikary v. Calcutta State Transport Corporation And ORS.

2024-09-17Hon'Ble Justice Arindam Mukherjee2 pages

17.09.2024 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Sl. No.30 CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION Srimanta APPELLATE SIDE WPA 8284 of 2024 Hrishikesh Adhikary Vs.

Calcutta State Transport Corporation & Ors.

Mr. Dilip Kumar Chatterjee, Mr. Durga Bhusan Mukherjee ....for the petitioner.

Mr. N.C. Bihani, Mr. Soumya Mukherjee ....for the C.S.T.C.

Affidavit-of-service filed in Court today be kept with the record.

The petitioner retired from services of Calcutta State Transport Corporation (in short, CSTC) on 31.07.2022. The retiral benefits of the petitioner was paid in tranches. The leave salary was paid in time. The gratuity amount was paid in time. The petitioner was paid 40% of the provident fund amount to the tune of Rs.14,11,000/- on 25.08.2022 which is also in time. These payments have been made in time and as such attract no interest. The petitioner was paid the remaining 60% of the provident fund amount of Rs.

21,17,486/- on 03.08.2023. Petitioner claims interest on the 60% of the provident fund amount of Rs. 21,17,486/- which was paid on 03.08.2023.

In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, after hearing the parties and considering the materials on record, I direct the CSTC to pay interest on the 60% of the provident fund amount of Rs.21,17,486/- from 01.08.2022 till 03.08.2023 @ 6% per annum, failing which the entire sum will attract interest @ 8% per annum. The payment of the interest shall be made within a period of three months from the date of communication of a server copy of this order failing which the interest rate will increase to 8% per annum.

Nothing further remains to be adjudicated in this writ petition. The same is accordingly disposed of.

Since I have not called for any affidavits, the allegations contained in the writ petition are deemed to have not been admitted by the respondents.

All parties including the CSTC shall act on the basis of the server copy of this order without insisting upon production of a certified copy thereof.

(Arindam Mukherjee, J.)