Aftab Ahmed Khan v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.
09.01.2026 Court No. 02 Item No.25 (Suvendu) WPA 29567 of 2025 Aftab Ahmed Khan -Versus- The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Mr. Srinjay Sengupta Mr. Saurav Roy Mr. Ankush Ghosh Mr. Prasenjit Jana .....for the petitioners Mr. Niladri Bhattacharjee Ms. Poulami Chattopadhyay ....for the WBTCL Ms. Soumi Guha Thakurta ....for the State 1) Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.
2) Petitioner was an employee of West Bengal Transport Corporation Limited, who retired on superannuation on 31st July, 2024.
3) It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner was under contributory provident fund scheme and after superannuation petitioner was paid provident fund, gratuity and leave salary belatedly.
Petitioner has prayed for issuance of direction upon the concerned respondent authorities to release interest on provident fund, gratuity and leave salary which were not paid on the date of retirement of the petitioner.
4) West Bengal Transport Corporation Limited and State respondents are represented by learned advocates.
5) Since it is found that West Bengal Transport Corporation Limited caused delay in releasing retiral dues, said authority is directed to pay interest at the rate of 6 per cent per annum on leave salary, gratuity and provident fund dues from the date following the date of retirement till the date of payment of those amounts within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order.
6) In the event concerned respondent authority fails to pay interest on retiral dues in terms of the aforesaid directions within the stipulated time, respondent authority shall be required to pay 8 per cent interest per annum on deferred payment.
7) If necessary, State respondents shall release requisite fund.
8) With the aforesaid directions, writ petition stands disposed of.
9) Urgent photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties on usual undertaking.
(Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)