Arun Kumar Maiti v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS.

10.12.2024 Ct.18 (Suvendu) W.P.A. 28625 of 2024 Arun Kumar Maiti -vsThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Ms. Pritikana Gantait ....for the petitioner Mr. Kushal Das ....for the State.

Affidavit-of-service filed in Court is kept with the record.

Petitioner is a retired Headmaster, who superannuated on 30th April, 2016. After superannuation of petitioner, first Pension Payment Order was issued on 27th June, 2016 and as per first 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 21st September, 2021. Petitioner claims interest on revised gratuity as per revised Pension Payment Order due to delayed payment.

State respondents are represented by learned advocate.

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 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 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 on usual undertakings. (Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)