Kalpana Pramanik v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

rkd 09.12.2024 Ct.18 W.P.A. 28963 of 2024 Kalpana Pramanik -vsThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Ms. Arpita Saha ....for the petitioner.

Mr. Bhakti Prasad Das ....for the State.

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

Husband of the petitioner was a nonteaching staff (Group-D) of Government aided secondary school who died-in-harness on 22nd March, 2017. After death of the husband of the petitioner, Pension Payment Order was issued on 23rd September, 2021 thereby releasing family pension, terminal benefits and death gratuity in favour of the petitioner. The writ petitioner claims interest on gratuity due to delayed payment.

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 writ petitioner on gratuity from the date following the

date of death of the husband of the petitioner till the date of release of gratuity, 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, upon usual undertakings.

(Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)