Enamul Hossain v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.
rkd 21.11.2024 Ct.18 W.P.A. 23867 of 2024 Enamul Hossain -vsThe State of West Bengal & Ors.
Mr. Krishna Pada Santra ....for the petitioner.
Matter was taken up for consideration on 24th September, 2024 when no one appeared for the State respondents and Court directed the learned advocate representing the petitioner to serve notice upon the learned advocate representing the State respondents. Pursuant to the order dated 24th September, 2024 notice was served upon the learned advocate representing the State respondents and an affidavit-ofservice filed today is kept with the record. In spite of service of notice State is not represented.
The writ petitioner is a retired Assistant Teacher, who superannuated on 28th February, 2017. After superannuation of the writ petitioner, first Pension Payment Order was issued on 8th March, 2017 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 17th December, 2020. The writ petitioner
claims interest on revised gratuity as per revised Pension Payment Order due to delayed payment. Accordingly, the Director of Pension Provident Fund and Group Insurance and the concerned Treasury Officer are directed to pay interest at the rate of 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 the revised gratuity amount in favour of the petitioner, within a period of 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.)