Anjali Senapati Ghorai v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

June 12, 2026

(2) ARDR WPA 12420 of 2026 Anjali Senapati Ghorai Vs.

The State of West Bengal & ors.

Adv. Sudipta Maiti, ...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 Panchayat Karmee under Kakgachia Gram Panchayat and superannuated on 30th April, 2024. Despite completing all pension related formalities within due time the pension payment order was issued by the concerned authority on 18th June, 2025. The gratuity amount and arrear pension were disbursed on 11th July, 2025. The petitioner seeks interest on the gratuity amount and arrear pension paid to him 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, Tamluk, being the 3rd and 4th respondents herein, are directed to pay interest to the petitioners at the rate of eight per cent per annum on the gratuity and arrear pension amount calculated from 1st May, 2024 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.)