Pinki Dhabal Deo v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

rkd 26.09.2024 Ct.18 W.P.A. 24112 of 2024 Pinki Dhabal Deo -vsThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Arunava Pati, Mr. Kalyan Kumar Panda ....for the petitioner.

Mr. Chandan Misra, Mr. Debabrata Majumder ....for the State.

Affidavit-of-service filed in Court is kept with the record.

Husband of the petitioner was an Assistant Teacher in a Government aided secondary school who died-in-harness on 29th January, 2017. After death of husband of the petitioner death benefits were released in favour of the petitioner by issuing Pension Payment Order dated 13th September, 2017. Subsequently, due to revision of pay as per ROPA 2019 revised Pension Payment Order was issued on 30th April, 2021. The writ petitioner claims interest on revised gratuity as per revised Pension Payment Order.

State respondents are represented by learned advocates.

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.)