Nand Kishor Singh v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS.

04.10.2024 Item No.23 RP Ct. No.18 WPA 24972 of 2024 Nand Kishor Singh Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Kalyan Kumar Panda Mr. Uttam Kumar Roy ....for Petitioner Mr. Abdul Hamid Mr. Abdus Samad ....for State Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

The writ petitioner is a retired Assistant Teacher, who superannuated on 31.07.2016. After superannuation of the writ petitioner, first Pension Payment Order was issued on 20.06.2016 and as per the first Pension Payment Order disbursement of retiral dues including pension was made in favour of the petitioner. Subsequently, due to revision of pay as per ROPA 2019 revised Pension Payment Order was issued on 16.02.2022. The writ petitioner claims interest on revised gratuity as per revised Pension Payment Order.

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 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.

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 on usual undertakings.

(SAUGATA BHATTACHARYYA, J.)