Daya Nanda Sinha Roy v. Calcutta State Transport Corporation And ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE 01 05.05.2025 pa Ct. no.2 WPA 12131 OF 2024 ------------- Daya Nanda Sinha Roy Vs.

Calcutta State Transport Corporation & Ors.

Mr. Prabir Chatterjee, Adv.

Ms. Adrija Chatterjee, Adv.

....For the Petitioner Mr. Prabir Chatterjee with Msr. Adrija Chatterjee, learned advocates appear for the petitioner.

None appear on behalf of the respondents.

The petitioner retired from services of Calcutta State Transport Corporation (in short, CSTC) on 31.01.2021. The contributory provident fund of the petitioner was paid in tranches. The contributory provident fund amounting to Rs. 33,60,486/- was paid in two installments. 1st installment of Rs.13,44,000/- was paid on 07.05.2021 and 2nd installment of Rs.20,16,486/- was paid on 16.07.2021. The petitioner was paid 40% of the contributory provident fund to the tune of Rs.20,16,486/- on 16.07.2021. Petitioner claims interest on such delayed payments.

In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, after hearing the parties and considering the materials on record, I find that the petitioner is entitled to receive interest on the contributory provident fund of Rs. 33,60,486/- from 01.02.2021 till 16.07.2021 at the rate of 6% per annum. The payment of the principal as

also the interest shall be made within a period of three months from the date of communication of a server copy of this order. Failing which the entire sum will attract interest @ 8% per annum.

Nothing further remains to be adjudicated in this writ petition. The same is accordingly disposed of. Since I have not called for any affidavits, the allegations contained in the writ petition are deemed to have not been admitted by the respondents.

All parties including the CSTC shall act on the basis of the server copy of this order without insisting upon production of a certified copy thereof.

(Aniruddha Roy, J.)