Kalpana De v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

06.03.2024.

Court No. 13 Item no. 66.

pk W.P.A. No. 23848 of 2023 Kalpana De

Versus

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sourav Mitra, Mr. Dwariknath Mukherjee, Ms. Sreyasree Choudhury ..For the petitioner.

Mr. Arindam Chattopadhyay, Ms. Lipika Chatterjee ..for the State 1.

Report filed by the State is taken on record.

2.

The petitioner has applied for conversion from CPF to GPF on account of service of her late husband, Gayabishnu De.

3.

This Court has held in the case of Jyotsna Mahata Vs. the State of West Bengal and others in WPA 25476 of 2023 dated 20.12.2023, relying upon the case of State of West Bengal and others Vs.

Sefali Jana and others dated 24th August, 2023 that the petitioner shall be entitled to seek such conversion.

4.

In that view of the matter, the respondents shall process the application of the petitioner as expeditiously as

possible. Upon the petitioner complying with all formalities including the deposit with interest and additional interest being Rs.9,04,428/-, let the amount be deposited within two weeks from date.

Thereafter, P.P.O. be issued in favour of the petitioner within a period of one month thereof.

5.

Let arrear of pension from the date of retirement of the employee and family pension with effect from 05.06.2008 be released to the petitioner within 2 months from date.

6.

The writ petition is disposed of.

7.

There will be no order as to costs.

8.

All parties are directed to act on a server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)