Tapan Kumar Paul v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS

14.06.2022 jb.

Item No.131

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction WPA No. 1318 of 2022 Tapan Kumar Paul

Versus

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mrs. Sabita Khutia (Bhunya) ...for the Petitioner Mr. Subir Kr. Saha ...for the State Affidavit of service filed in Court today is taken on record.

The petitioner was appointed as a Panchayat Executive Assistant and superannuated on 30.04.2017. The pension payment order was issued on 15.06.2017. 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 05.03.2021. The revised gratuity and arrear pension amount was disbursed in favour of the petitioner only on 22.03.2021. The petitioner claims interest on delayed payment of the revised gratuity amount and arrear pension.

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,

Alipurduar are directed to pay interest to the petitioner @ 8% per annum on the revised gratuity amount and arrear pension calculated from 01.05.2017 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.)