Dulali Saren v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

21.04.2026 Sl. No. 51 Ct. No. 14 AN

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE WPA/22606/2025 DULALI SAREN VS THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.

Mr. Satyaranjan Kundu ...for the Petitioner Mr. Sailendra Sekhar Bayerd ...for the State 1.

Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

2.

By the present writ petition the petitioner seeks direction upon the respondent authorities for disbursement of interest on delayed payment of gratuity and arrear pension from the date following the date of retirement of the petitioner till the date of actual payment at the rate of 18% per annum.

3.

The petitioner contends that the petitioner was an Assistant Teacher of Dubrajpur Primary School, Village Dubrajpur, Post Office Jharbagda, Police Station Manbazar, District Purulia who retired from service on superannuation on 31st December, 2017. The pension payment order was issued in favour of the petitioner on 21st May, 2018. The gratuity and arrear pension was disbursed in favour of the petitioner on 22nd June, 2018. However, no interest

on the aforesaid amount has been paid in favour of the petitioner. Hence this writ petition.

4.

Mr. Satyaranjan Kundu, learned advocate for the petitioner submits that there is a delay in disbursement of the gratuity and arrear pension and as such the petitioner is entitled to receive interest on the delayed payment of gratuity and arrear pension. He seeks for appropriate orders.

5.

Mr. Sailendra Sekhar Bayerd, learned advocate representing the State leaves the matter to the discretion of the Court.

6.

From the aforesaid contentions made in the writ petition, it is found that there is considerable delay in disbursement of the gratuity and arrear pension. It is the bounden duty of the State to disburse all the pensionary benefits to the employee forthwith, failing which the employee is entitled to interest on the aforesaid amount.

7.

Accordingly, respondent no. 2, the Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance, Government of West Bengal and respondent no. 3, the Treasury Officer, Purulia are directed to disburse the interest at the rate of @ 8% per annum on the gratuity and arrear of pension in favour of the petitioner by way of pensionary benefits from the date following the date of retirement of the petitioner till the date of actual payment. Such payment is to be

made within a period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order.

8.

Learned advocate appearing for the petitioner is directed to communicate this order to respondent no. 2, the Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance, Government of West Bengal and respondent no. 3, the Treasury Officer, Purulia for necessary compliance.

9.

With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition being WPA 22606 of 2025 is disposed of.

10.

Since no affidavit is called for, the allegations made in the writ petition are deemed to have been denied. 11.

Consequently, connected applications, if any, stand disposed of.

12.

Interim orders, if any, stand vacated.

13.

There shall be no order as to costs.

14.

Urgent photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties on compliance of all necessary legal formalities.

(Bivas Pattanayak, J.)