Ajay Kumar Ghosh v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

Mlrkd 30.04.2025 Ct.18 W.P.A. 29013 of 2024 Ajay Kumar Ghosh -vsThe State of West Bengal & Ors.

Ms. Jonaki Saha ....for the petitioner.

Mr. Tanweer J. Mandal ....for the State.

It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that effort was made to serve notice upon the learned advocate representing the State respondents in terms of the order dated 5th March, 2025 but ultimately notice could not be served.

Since State respondents are not represented today Mr. Tanweer J. Mandal, learned advocate who represents State respondents is requested to enter appearance on behalf of the State respondents. Let engagement of Mr. Mandal, be regularized by the learned Government Pleader.

The writ petitioner is a retired Assistant Teacher, who superannuated on 30th November, 2019. After superannuation of the writ petitioner, first Pension Payment Order was issued on 9th October, 2020 and as per the 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 2nd March, 2021. The writ petitioner claims interest on revised gratuity as per revised Pension Payment Order due to delayed payment.

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 the writ 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, upon usual undertakings.

(Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)