Anwara Bibi v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

06.03.2025 (D/L-114) Ct.-19 (Susanta Samar)

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION W.P.A. 15976 of 2024 Anwara Bibi -Vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Dilip Kumar Maiti, .... For the Petitioner.

Mr. Arka Mondal, .... For the State.

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

The husband of the petitioner was an approved Assistant Teacher of a primary school who retired on October 31, 1994 and died on June 20, 2016.

The Pension Payment Order of the employee concerned was issued on March 15, 2000 in pursuance whereof the petitioner received the gratuity and the arrear pension on May15, 2000. In the instant writ petition the prayer of the petitioner is a writ of mandamus be issued commanding the respondents to pay interest on the said amount of arrear pension and 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 arrear amount of pension and 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 15976 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.)