Sumita Das Hembrom v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

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12.12.2024 12.12.2024 Ct. No. 18 (ARPAN) W.P.A. 29216 of 2024 Sumita Das Hembrom Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Krishna Pada Santra Ms. Arpita Saha ...for the Petitioner Ms. Alok Banerjee ...for the State Affidavit-of-service filed in court is kept with the record.

Husband of the petitioner was Assistant Teacher in a Government aided school who died-in-harness on 16th December, 2022. After death of husband of the petitioner pension payment order was issued on 22nd March, 2024 thereby releasing terminal benefits including death gratuity in favour of the petitioner. 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 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 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.)