Lazina Pakhrin v. The State Of West Bengal And ORS

11.07.2022 Court No.1 Item No.53 pk/AP HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI WPA 1677 of 2022 Lazina Pakhrin Vs.

The State of West Bengal and Ors.

Mr. Anirban Chakraborty ... For the Petitioner.

Mr. Hirak Barman ... For the State.

The affidavit of service filed by the learned Advocate for the petitioner in Court today be kept on record.

The learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that the husband of the petitioner was a teacher of a school and the husband of the petitioner died on 12.09.2021. Pension Payment Order was issued in favour of the petitioner on 12.04.2022 and Gratuity & Arrear Pension of the petitioner was released on 20.05.2022. Although the petitioner was entitled to payment of pensionary benefit from the date of his retirement, the same was not paid. By representing this writ petition, the petitioner prays for an order on the respondents to award interest on delayed payment of arrear pension & gratuity.

I have heard the learned Advocate for the petitioner and have also considered the orders passed by different Hon'ble Judges on the writ petitions involving similar issues. In view thereof, this writ petition stands disposed of with a direction upon the respondents and particularly the concerned Treasury Officer to pay interest to the petitioner on gratuity and arrear @ 9% per annum from the next date of death of the husband of the petitioner till the date of actual payment within 16 weeks from the date of service of an authenticated copy of this order failing which, additional interest @ 2% per annum shall be payable to the petitioner.

There will be no order as to costs.

Urgent Photostat certified copy of this order, if applied for, be given to the parties, on priority basis.

(Rajasekhar Mantha, J.)