Kshudiram Das v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.
sandip Ct. 19 27.01.2025 In The High Court at Calcutta Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction W.P.A. 29048 of 2024 Kshudiram Das Vs.
The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Ms. Pritikana Gantait ...For the petitioner.
Mr. Debjit Mukherjee, Ms. Susmita Chatterjee ...For the State.
Affidavit-of-service filed on behalf of the petitioner be kept with the record.
Mr. Mukherjee, learned advocate for the State files the report dated January 27, 2025 of the District Inspector of Schools (PE), Purba Bardhaman, the respondent no. 4 herein, let it be kept with the record.
It appears from the said report that the said respondent no.4, in compliance with the direction of this Court dated December 10, 2024 had calculated an amount of Rs. 5,32,670.36/- which is required to be refunded by the petitioner to the concerned Government account to get the benefit of pension.
The petitioner is directed to deposit the said amount within a period of eight weeks from date. Upon deposit of the said amount, the respondent no.4 shall prepare the pension papers of the petitioner expeditiously, preferably within a period of four weeks from date of communication of this order, and thereafter, shall send the same to the Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance, Government of West Bengal, the respondent no.3 herein who shall, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the pension papers, shall take forward steps for issuance of necessary Pension Payment Order in favour of the petitioner in accordance with law.
It is needless to mention that the arrear pension shall be calculated from the date following the date of retirement. W.P.A. 29048 of 2024 is disposed of with the above terms without any order as to costs.
Parties to act on the server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.
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.)