Shefali Mukherjee (Chatterjee) v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

05.03.2024.

Court No. 13 Item no. 185.

sp W.P.A. No. 20678 of 2023 Shefali Mukherjee (Chatterjee)

Versus

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Ms. Sreyasree Choudhury ..for the petitioner.

1.

Affidavit of service filed by the learned Advocate for the petitioner in Court today be kept on record.

2.

The learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was an Assistant Teacher of a school and retired from service on 29.02.2012. Pension Payment Order was issued in favour of the petitioner on 21.09.2013 and the Gratuity of the petitioner was released on 20.01.2014.

3.

Although the petitioner was entitled to payment of pensionary benefit from the date of her retirement, the same was not paid. By representing this writ petition, the petitioner prays for an order on the respondents to award interest on delayed payment of gratuity.

4.

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.

5.

In view thereof, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction upon the respondents and particularly the concerned Treasury Officer to pay the petitioner interest on gratuity @ 9% per annum from the 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.

6.

There will be no order as to costs.

7.

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

(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)