Debdas Adhikary v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

September 18, 2024 Sl. No.60 Court No.18 s.biswas WPA 23050 of 2024 Debdas Adhikary vs.

The State of West Bengal and others Mr. Krishnapada Santra ... for the petitioner Mr. Sankar Halder ... for the State Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

Petitioner is a retired Assistant Teacher, who superannuated on 31st December, 2018. After superannuation of the petitioner, first Pension Payment Order was issued on 14th November, 2018 and as per the first Pension Payment Order disbursement of retiral dues was made in favour of the petitioner. Subsequently, due to revision of pay as per ROPA 2019 revised Pension Payment Order was issued on 15th December, 2020. Petitioner claims interest on revised gratuity as per revised Pension Payment Order.

State-respondents are represented by learned advocate.

Accordingly, the Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance, West Bengal and the concerned Treasury Officer are directed to pay interest at the rate of Rs.8% per annum to the writ petitioner on revised gratuity as per revised Pension

Payment Order from 14th February, 2020 till the date of actual disbursement of revised gratuity amount in favour of the petitioner, within a period of 8 (eight) weeks from the date of communication of this order. Since no affidavit is called for, the allegations contained in the writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted.

With the above observation, the writ petition stands disposed of.

There shall be no order as to costs.

Urgent photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon usual undertakings.

(Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)