Basudeb Sadhukhan v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

April 28, 2026

(13) ARDR WPA 10106 of 2026 Basudeb Sadhukhan Vs.

The State of West Bengal & ors.

Adv. Sudipta Banerjee, ...for the petitioner.

Adv. Samir Kumar Ghosh, ...for the State.

Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner is taken on record.

Heard learned counsels for the parties.

The petitioner was appointed as Executive Assistant of Bagdanga Chhinamore Gram Panchayat and superannuated on 28th February, 2021.

Despite completing all pension related formalities within due time the pension payment order was issued by the concerned authority on 26th December, 2021. The gratuity amount and arrear pension were disbursed in favour of the petitioner 7th March, 2022.

The petitioner has prayed for interest on the arrear pension amount due to delay in disbursal of the same. Upon consideration of the submission made on behalf of the parties and material on record, the Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance, Government of West Bengal and the Treasury Officer, Chandernagore, being the 3rd and 4th respondents herein, are directed to pay interest to the petitioner at the rate of eight per cent per annum on the arrear pension amount

calculated from 1st March, 2021 till the date of actual payment of the amount. Such amount shall be paid within two months from the date of communication of this order. With the above observation and direction the writ petition is disposed of.

There shall however, be no order as to costs. Since no affidavit is invited, the allegations contained in the petition are deemed not to have been admitted. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)