Pratima Paria v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

12.06.2024 Sl. No.59 gd/ssd WPA/13402/2024 PRATIMA PARIA VS STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

Mr. Saurav Mitra, Ms. Sreyasree Choudhury ... for the petitioner.

Mr. Sudipta Panda, Mr. Debanshu Bandhu ... for the State.

Affidavit-of-service filed in Court today be taken on record.

The petitioner is the widowed daughter of Late Chittaranjan Mandal, who was an Assistant Teacher of Sudampur Primary School, District - Purba Medinipur, who retired on 31.10.1994 and died on 12.10.2016. The mother of the petitioner died on 8.2.2023. The petitioner applied for pension in terms of the Circular of the State No.39-SE(B)/1M-19/07 dated 10.01.2008 and No.96-SE dated 13th April, 2010 which remain unconsidered. In those circumstances, the concerned District Inspector of Schools (P.E.) shall consider the petitioner's representation. For the said purpose, the petitioner shall file a representation afresh enclosing the details of the pension payment order of her late father and other documents prescribed in the said Circular within a period of fifteen days from date.

Upon receipt of the said representation, the concerned District Inspector of Schools (P.E.) shall dispose of the same with a reasoned order within a period of four weeks thereafter.

If the concerned District Inspector of Schools (P.E.) finds that the petitioner is entitled to get pension, let DPPG, West Bengal issue PPO to the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of one month thereafter.

The petitioner shall be entitled to receive all arrears in terms of such Circular dated 10.01.2008 and 13th April, 2010.

With the aforesaid directions, the instant writ petition shall stand disposed of.

There will be no order as to costs.

All parties are directed to act on a server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)