Alok Kumar Maiti v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

20.01.2023 (D/L-135) Ct.-18 (Susanta) W.P.A. 27780 of 2022 Alok Kumar Miati -Vs- The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Banshi Badan Maity, .... For the Petitioner.

Affidavit-of-service filed by the learned advocate for the petitioner be kept with the record.

In spite of service, none appears on behalf of the State-respondents.

The petitioner was an approved Headmaster of a secondary school and retired from his said service on superannuation on November 30, 2019.

The Pension Payment Order of the petitioner was issued on March 12, 2020 in pursuance whereof he received the gratuity and arrear pension on December 20, 2020.

In the instant writ petition the prayer of the petitioner is a writ of mandamus be issued commanding the respondents to pay interest on the said amount of gratuity and arrear pension for the delayed payment.

It is now well settled that the petitioner is entitled to the interest, as prayed for.

The respondents, the concerned Treasury Officer in particular are, therefore, directed to pay interest @ 8% per annum on the gratuity and arrear pension from the date of retirement of the petitioner till the date of such payment. The payment as aforesaid shall be made within the period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order, in default the said arrear amount shall fetch an additional interest of 2% per annum.

W.P.A. 27780 of 2022 stands disposed of with the above directions. There shall be no order as to costs.

Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties subject to compliance with all requisite formalities.

(Biswajit Basu, J.)