Authority: Calcutta High Court, Circuit Bench, Jalpaiguri
Order Date: 14 August 2026
Case Overview
- Petition filed as WPA 1717 of 2026 by Ms Taniya Bhoumik on behalf of her late father, a retired Assistant Teacher of Adarsha Vidyamandir High School, Jalpaiguri, who retired on 31 July 2006 and died on 5 September 2015.
- The State of West Bengal issued a Pension Payment Order on 27 June 2006; the petitioner received pension and gratuity on 10 September 2006 but alleges that pensionary benefits due from the date of retirement were not paid timely, seeking interest on delayed gratuity and arrear pension from 1 August 2006.
- The respondents include the Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance and the concerned Treasury Officer.
Final Outcome
- The Court directs the respondents to pay interest on the gratuity and arrear pension at 8 % per annum from 14 February 2020 until actual payment is made.
- The payment, together with the calculated interest, must be completed within eight weeks of the order’s communication.
- If the respondents fail to comply, an additional interest of 2 % per annum will accrue until the petitioner receives the amounts.
- No order as to costs was made; affidavits were deemed not admitted.
Topics: Pension, Interest, Legal Order