Bhagirath Chandra Roy v. State Of West Bengal And ORS.

CIRCUIT BENCH OF CALCUTTA HIGH COURT AT JALPAIGURI June 09, 2022 ARDR (63) WPA 302 of 2022 Bhagirath Chandra Roy Vs.

The State of West Bengal & ors.

Mr. Debajit Kundu, ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Hirak Barman, Mr. Pretom Das, ...for the State.

Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner is taken on record.

The petitioner was appointed as Assistant Teacher of a High School and superannuated on 31.8.2016. The pension payment order was issued on 6.9.2016. Subsequently, there was a revision of the pension and the gratuity amount payable to the petitioner under the ROPA Rules, 2019 and revised pension payment order was issued on 17.3.2021. The revised gratuity amount was disbursed in favour of the petitioner only on 12.6.2021. The petitioner claims interest on delayed payment of the revised gratuity amount.

Upon consideration of the submission made on behalf of the parties and material on record, the Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance, Government of West Bengal and the Treasury Officer, Jalpaiguri-II are directed to pay

interest to the petitioner @ 8% per annum on the revised gratuity and arrear pension amount calculated from 1.9.2017 till the date of actual payment of the amount. Such payment be made within one month from the date of communication of this order. With the above observations and directions this writ petition is disposed of.

There shall be, however, no order as to costs. Since no affidavit is invited, the allegations contained in the petition are deemed not to be admitted.

Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be furnished to the parties upon compliance of necessary formalities.

(Suvra Ghosh, J.)