Sunil Kumar Das v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE 16 29.04.2025 pa Ct. no.2 WPA 27561 OF 2024 ------------- Sunil Kumar Das Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Ms. Susmita Dey (Basu), Adv.

....For the Petitioner Mr. Alok Banerjee, Adv.

....For the State Mr. N.C. Bihani, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Soumyajit Ghosh, Adv.

....For the CSTC Affidavit of service filed in Court today, is taken on record.

Ms. Susmita Dey (Basu), learned advocate appears for the petitioner.

Mr. Alok Banerjee, learned advocate appears for the State.

Mr. N.C. Bihani, Learned Senior Advocate and Mr. Soumyajit Ghosh, learned advocate appear for the Calcutta State Transport Corporation (respondent no. 3). The petitioner retired from services of Calcutta State Transport Corporation (in short, CSTC) on April 30, 2023. The retiral benefits of the petitioner was paid in tranches. The gratuity amount of Rs. 11,35,895/- was paid on June 12, 2023. The petitioner was paid 25% of the provident fund to the tune of Rs. 7,70,000/- on May

16, 2023. Petitioner claims interest on such delayed payments.

In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, after hearing the parties and considering the materials on record, I find that the petitioner is entitled to receive interest on the gratuity amount of Rs. 11,35,895/- from May 01, 2023 till June 12, 2023 and Rs. 7,70,000/- paid on account of provident fund from May 01, 2023 till May 16, 2023 at the rate of 6% per annum. The payment of the principal as also the interest shall be made within a period of three months from the date of communication of a server copy of this order. The CSTC is directed to pay 75% of the unpaid provident fund amount with interest from May 01, 2023 until the actual payment thereof @6% per annum, failing which the entire sum will attract interest @ 8% per annum.

Nothing further remains to be adjudicated in this writ petition. The same is accordingly disposed of. Since I have not called for any affidavits, the allegations contained in the writ petition are deemed to have not been admitted by the respondents.

All parties including the CSTC shall act on the basis of the server copy of this order without insisting upon production of a certified copy thereof.

(Aniruddha Roy, J.)