Rita Chowdhury v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

Mlrkd 23.04.2025 Ct.18 W.P.A. 9693 of 2024 Rita Chowdhury -vsThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Ms. Sudipa Banerjee ....for the petitioner.

Mr. Sandipan Maity ....for the State.

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

The writ petitioner is a retired Assistant Teacher, who superannuated on 30th November, 2019. Due to superannuation of the writ petitioner, first Pension Payment Order was issued on 25th November, 2019 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 5th April, 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 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.)