Jyotsna Panja Mandal v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

08.10.2024 Ct. No. 18 adeb W.P.A. 25226 of 2024 Jyotsna Panja Mandal Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Krishna Pada Santra ...for the petitioner Mr. Dinendra Nath Chatterjee Mr. Tapas Chatterjee ...for the State Affidavit of service filed in Court is kept with the record.

Petitioner is a retired Headmistress, who superannuated on 31st March, 2019.

After superannuation of the petitioner, 1st Pension Payment Order was issued on 19th March, 2019 and as per the 1st 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 4th February, 2021. Petitioner claims interest on revised gratuity as per revised Pension Payment Order paid belatedly. State-respondents are represented by learned advocate.

Accordingly, the Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance, West Bengal and the concerned Treasury Officer are directed to pay interest at the rate of 8% per annum to the 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 8 (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.)