Brindaban Sarkar v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

20.08.2024 Item No.150 Court No.18.

S. De W.P.A. 9344 of 2023 Brindaban Sarkar.

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Gaus Ul Alam, Ms. Sanchayita De, ...for the petitioner.

Ms. Susmita Biswas Chowdhury, ...for the State respondents.

Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioner, is taken on record.

Since no one is representing the State respondents, Ms. Susmita Biswas Chowdhury, learned advocate, who is present in Court and who usually represents the State respondents, is requested to enter appearance on behalf of the State respondents. Engagement of Ms. Susmita Biswas Chowdhury, learned advocate, be regularized by the office of the learned Government Pleader.

The petitioner is a retired Assistant Teacher who superannuated on 31st January, 2020.

After superannuation of the petitioner, First Pension Payment Order was issued on 6th February, 2020 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 22nd December, 2020. The petitioner claims interest on revised gratuity as per revised Pension Payment Order.

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 petitioner on revised gratuity as per Revised Pension Payment Order from 14th February, 2020 till the date of actual disbursement of 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 has been 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 this order, if applied for, be given to the parties on priority basis, on compliance of all formalities.

(Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)