Dhirenra Nath Mandal v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

20.12.2024 Item No.110 Court No.19 SK In The High Court At Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction W.P.A. 14150 of 2024 Dhirendra Nath Mandal -Vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Ms. Arpita Saha ......for the petitioner.

Mr. Aditya Dutta ... for the State.

Affidavit-of-service filed by the learned advocate for the petitioner be kept with the record.

The petitioner was an approved Assistant Teacher of a primary school and retired from his said service on superannuation on June 30, 2013.

The Pension Payment Order of the petitioner was issued on February 11, 2014 in pursuance whereof he received the gratuity on July 03, 2014. The petitioner is praying that a writ of mandamus be issued commanding the respondents to pay interest on the said amount of gratuity for the delayed payment.

Learned advocate for the State-respondents does not oppose the prayer of the petitioner. It is now well settled that the petitioner is entitled to the interest, as prayed for.

The respondents, the concerned Treasury Officer in particular are, therefore, directed to pay interest @ 8% per annum on the gratuity from the

date of retirement of the petitioner till the date of such payment.

The payment as aforesaid shall be made within the period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order, in default the said arrear amount shall fetch an additional interest of 2% per annum.

W.P.A. 14150 of 2024 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.)