Anita Rani Jana v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

14.06.2022 ct. no. 13 sl. 152 sp In The High Court At Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side W.P.A 9184 of 2021 Anita Rani Jana -versus The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Biswajit Mal ...For the Petitioner.

Mr. Rabindra Nath Pal ... For the State The affidavit of service filed by the learned Advocate for the petitioner in Court today be kept on record. The learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner's husband was teacher of a school and retired from service on 30.11.1999. Pension Payment Order was issued in favour of the petitioner's husband on 28.01.2002 and Gratuity & Arrear Pension of the petitioner was released on 28.05.2002.

Although the petitioner was entitled to payment of pensionary benefit from the date of his retirement, the same was not paid. By representing this writ petition, the petitioner prays for an order on the respondents to award interest on delayed arrear pension & gratuity. 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, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction upon the respondents and particularly the concerned Treasury Officer to pay the petitioner interest on gratuity amount @ 9% per annum from the next date of retirement of the petitioner's husband, 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.)