Basanti Saha v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

19.09.2024 d.p.

In The High Court At Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction Appellate Side W.P.A 18037 of 2024 Basanti Saha -versus The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Kalyan Kumar Panda, Mr. Uttam Kumar Roy.

...For the Petitioner.

Mr. Biswajit Dutta.

...For the State.

The petitioner prays interest on account of delayed payment of revised gratuity and revised family pension.

From the report forwarded by the District Inspector of Schools (P.E.), Hooghly signed on 5th August, 2024, it appears that the application was submitted for revision of family pension online on 4th September, 2021 and thereafter steps were taken for preparation of the Pension Payment Order and disbursal of the same. Because of the delayed submission of the application for obtaining revised family pension, there has been delay on the part of the authority in issuing the revised Pension Payment Order. The same was ultimately issued in October 2021.

The Court is not convinced with the submission of the petitioner that there was delay on the part of the authority.

The Court rejects the prayer of the petitioner seeking interest.

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.)