Authority: High Court at Calcutta (Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction)
Order Date: 20 August 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Bablu Bera, retired employee of Calcutta State Transport Corporation (CSTC).
- Respondents: The State of West Bengal and others; CSTC represented as respondent no.5.
- Case Number: WPA 20941 of 2026, Ct. No. 18.
- Background: The petitioner retired on attaining normal superannuation age on 31 October 2025. He alleges that only 20% of his statutory provident fund (PF) dues have been paid to date and that gratuity and leave salary were disbursed belatedly. He seeks the balance of PF dues with interest for delayed payment.
- Legal Basis: The Court relied on its earlier order dated 15 January 2026 in WPA No. 28860 of 2025, emphasizing that PF, gratuity, and leave encashment are statutory dues payable immediately upon retirement.
Final Outcome
- The writ petition is disposed. The Managing Director of CSTC is directed to release the entire PF dues owed to the petitioner.
- Payment must include simple interest at 6% per annum calculated from the date after retirement (31 Oct 2025) to the actual date of payment.
- The amount must be disbursed within twelve weeks from the date of communication of this order.
- If the amount is not paid within the stipulated twelve‑week period, the petitioner is entitled to additional interest of 2%, making the total interest 8% per annum on the due amount, calculated from the retirement date to the actual payment date.
- In the event CSTC lacks sufficient funds at the time of disbursement, the State authorities are directed to provide the concerned amount in favour of respondent no.5.
- The petition stands disposed. Parties are to act on the server copy of the order downloaded from the Court’s official website. A certified copy can be supplied upon compliance with requisite formalities.
Topics: Provident Fund, Employee Benefits, Judicial Order