Manik Chandra Bouri v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

June 29, 2026

(14) ARDR WPA 10242 of 2026 Manik Chandra Bouri Vs.

The State of West Bengal & ors.

Adv. Debjani Sahu Banerje, ...for the petitioner.

Adv. Puja Sonkar, ...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 an approved Panchayat Karmee of Dendua Gram Panchayat and superannuated 30th June, 2019. Pension payment order was issued in favour of the petitioner on 29th May, 2020. Subsequently, there was revision of payment of gratuity amount payable to the petitioner under the ROPA Rules, 2019 and revised pension payment order was issued on 23rd March, 2022. The revised gratuity and arrear pension were disbursed in favour of the petitioner on 29th March, 2022.

The petitioner has prayed for interest on the gratuity amount and 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, Asansol - I , being the 4th and 5th respondents herein, are directed to pay interest to the petitioner at the rate of eight

per cent per annum on the gratuity and arrear pension amount calculated from 1st January, 2020 till the date of actual payment of the amount. Such amount shall be paid within one month 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.)