Subir Banerjee v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS.

25.07.2025 (D/L-67) Ct.-17 SK

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION W.P.A. 9862 of 2025 Subir Banerjee -Vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Krishna Pada Santra, .... For the Petitioner.

Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioner be kept with the record.

In spite of service, none appears on behalf of the State-respondents.

The petitioner was a Laboratory Attendant of a college. On attaining the age of superannuation he had retired from his said service on October 31, 2020.

The Pension Payment Order of the petitioner was issued on July 21, 2022 but he had received the gratuity and the arrear pension on September 13, 2022.

The petitioner is praying interest on the arrear pension and gratuity for the delayed payment.

The law is now well settled that for such delay in payment of pension and gratuity, the petitioner is entitled to interest.

The respondents, the concerned Treasury Officer in particular are, therefore, directed to pay interest @ 8% per annum on the arrear amount of pension and gratuity from the date of retirement of the petitioner till the date of such payment.

The payment as directed above shall be made within the period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order, W.P.A 9862 of 2025 stands disposed of with the above directions. There shall be no order as to costs.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties subject to compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Biswajit Basu, J.)