Anjali Mondal v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

08.03.2024 Sl. No.105 ap W.P.A. 16928 of 2022 Anjali Mondal -VsThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Tamal Taru Panda.

... ... for the petitioner Despite service of notice, the respondents are not represented. Affidavit-of-service filed by the learned Advocate for the petitioner in Court today be kept with the record.

The learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that the husband of the petitioner was an Assistant Teacher of a School and died-in-harness on 12.04.2002. Pension Payment Order was issued in favour of the petitioner on 28.12.2004 and arrear pension of the petitioner was released on 16.03.2005.

Although the petitioner was entitled to payment of pensionary benefit from the next date of his retirement, the same was not paid. By presenting this writ petition, the petitioner prays for an order on the respondents to award interest on delayed payment of arrear pension. I have heard the learned Advocate for the petitioner and have also considered the orders passed by different Hon'ble Judges on the writ petitions involving similar issues.

In view thereof, this writ petition stands disposed of with a direction upon the respondents and particularly the concerned Treasury Officer to pay interest to the petitioner on arrear pension @ 9% per annum from the next date of retirement of the petitioner till the date of actual payment within 16 weeks from the date of service of an authenticated copy of this order failing which, additional interest @ 2% per annum shall be payable to the petitioner.

There will be no order as to costs.

Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties, on priority basis. (Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)