Madhusudan Panja v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

06.08.2024 d.p.

In The High Court At Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side W.P.A 17542 of 2024 Madhusudan Panja -versus The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Krishna Keshab Paul.

...For the Petitioner.

Mr. Ananda Dulal Sarkar.

...For the State.

The petitioner seeks interest on account of delayed payment of his revised gratuity as per ROPA 2009.

ROPA 2009 was given effect to long back. As per instruction forwarded by the District Inspector of Schools (P.E.), Purba Bardhaman, the revised gratuity was released in favour of the petitioner in the year 2012. The Pension Payment Order was issued in favour of the petitioner in the year 2008.

The petitioner has approached this Court in the year 2024 seeking interest for the delayed payment. At such a delayed point of time the benefit sought for by the petitioner cannot be allowed. The Court is not inclined to condone the inordinate unexplained delay in approaching the Court.

The writ petition fails and is hereby dismissed.

Urgent certified photocopy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties expeditiously on compliance of usual legal formalities.

( Amrita Sinha, J.)