Abdul Rauf v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS.

24.09.2024 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA Sl. No.106 CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION (PP) APPELLATE SIDE WPA 20140 of 2024 Abdul Rauf Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Ms. Srabani Biswas ....for the petitioner.

Ms. Deblina Chattaraj, Ms. Priyanka Kundu ....for WBTCL.

Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record.

The writ petitioner retired from the services of Calcutta Tramways Company (1978) Ltd. (in short "CTC") now known as West Bengal Transport Corporation Limited (in short "WBTCL") on 30th June, 2020. The petitioner was paid all the retiral benefits on 1st October, 2020. The petitioner says that there was a delay of about 3 months and 1 day in paying his retiral benefits. Petitioner claims interest on such delayed payments of his retiral benefits.

In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, after hearing the parties and considering the materials on record, I find that the petitioner is entitled to receive interest on the retiral benefits of Rs.31,88,146.44

from 1st July, 2020 till 1st October, 2020 at the rate of 6% per annum.

The WBTC is directed to pay interest @ 6% per annum from 1st July, 2020 till 1st October, 2020 within a period of three months from the date of communication of a server copy of this order, failing which the interest rate will increase to 8% per annum.

Nothing further remains to be adjudicated in this writ petition. The same is accordingly disposed of.

Since I have not called for any affidavits, the allegations contained in the writ petition are deemed to have not been admitted by the respondents. Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties upon compliance of all necessary formalities.

(Arindam Mukherjee, J.)