Chhabi Mukherjee v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

20.12.2024 Item No.41,DL, Court No.19 AJ.

W.P.A. 21936 of 2024 Chhabi Mukherjee -Vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Arun Khutia.

......for the petitioner.

Mr. Pradyot Kumar Das.

......for the State.

Affidavit-of-service filed by the learned advocate for the petitioner be kept with the record.

The husband of the petitioner was an approved Assistant Teacher of a primary school who died-in-harness on March 03, 2013.

The Pension Payment Order of the concerned teacher was issued on January 19, 2024 in pursuance whereof the petitioner received the gratuity and arrear pension on March 13, 2024.

In the instant writ petition the prayer of the petitioner is a writ of mandamus be issued commanding the respondents to pay interest on the said amount of arrear family pension and gratuity for the delayed payment.

Learned Advocate for the State respondents does not oppose the prayer of the petitioner. It is now well settled that the petitioner is entitled to the interest, as prayed for.

The respondents, the concerned Treasury Officer in particular are, therefore, directed to pay interest @ 8% per annum on the arrear amount of family pension and gratuity from the date of death of the teacher concerned till the date of such payment.

The payment as aforesaid shall be made within the period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order, in default, the said arrear amount shall fetch an additional interest of 2% per annum.

W.P.A. 21936 of 2024 stands disposed of, with the above directions. There shall be no order as to costs.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties subject to compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Biswajit Basu, J.)