Shefali Nanda v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

06.03.2024.

Court No. 13 Item no. 71.

ap W.P.A. No. 27429 of 2023 Shefali Nanda

Versus

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sourav Mitra, Ms. Sreyasree Choudhury ..For the petitioner.

Mr. K. N. Nabi, Ms. Sinthia Bala.

...For the State.

1.

Report filed by the District Inspector of Schools (SE), Paschim Bardhaman in Court today be kept with the record.

2.

Counsel for the State has pointed out an incorrect statement made by the petitioner in paragraph 3 of the writ petition.

3.

Counsel for the petitioner admits the mistakes and submits that his client was a Group-D staff.

4.

Leave is granted to the Advocate-onrecord of the petitioner to correct paragraph 3 of the writ petition.

5.

The petitioner has applied for conversion from CPF to GPF on account of service of her late husband, Siddheswar Nanda.

6.

This Court has held in the case of Jyotsna Mahata Vs. the State of West Bengal and others

in WPA 25476 of 2023 dated 20.12.2023, relying upon the case of State of West Bengal and others Vs. Sefali Jana and others dated 24th August, 2023 that the petitioner shall be entitled to seek such conversion.

7. A Special bench of this Court in M.A.T. No. 1518 of 2019 (The State of West Bengal & Ors. - Vs. - Sabita Roy) it was held that an unmarried daughter is also entitled to pension on account of the service of her father.

8.

In that view of the matter, the respondents shall process the application of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible. Upon the petitioner complying with all formalities including the deposit with interest and additional interest being Rs.3,23,623/-, let the amount be deposited within two weeks from date. Thereafter, P.P.O. be issued in favour of the petitioner within a period of one month thereof.

9.

Let arrear of pension from the date of retirement of the employee and family pension from the date of death be released to the petitioner within two months from date.

10.

The writ petition is disposed of.

11.

There will be no order as to costs.

12.

All parties are directed to act on a server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.

(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)