Subrata Kumar Das v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS

CIRCUIT BENCH OF CALCUTTA HIGH COURT AT JALPAIGURI June 16, 2022 jb.

WPA 1451 of 2022 Subrata Kumar Das Vs.

The State of West Bengal & ors.

Mr. Debajit Kundu ...for the petitioner.

Mr. Subir Kr. Saha ...for the State.

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

The petitioner was appointed as Secondary School Teacher and superannuated on 30.04.2017. The pension payment order was issued on 29.05.2017. 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 17.03.2021. The revised gratuity and arrear pension amount were disbursed in favour of the petitioner only on 17.03.2021. 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, Jalpaiguri II are directed to pay interest to the petitioner @ 8% per annum on the

revised gratuity and arrear pension amount calculated from 14.2.2020 till the date of actual payment of the amount, since ROPA 2019 has been given effect from 14.2.2020. 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.)