Form No.J(2)

CIRCUIT BENCH OF CALCUTTA HIGH COURT

AT JALPAIGURI

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION

Present: The Hon’ble Justice Aniruddha Roy

WPA 1154 OF 2025

Arpita Adhikary

Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

For the Petitioner : Mr. Debajit Kundu, Adv.

Ms. Rajyashree Ghosh, Adv.

For the State : Mr. Hirak Barman, Adv.

Mr. Pradip Sarkar, Adv.

Heard on : 11.09.2025 Judgment on : 11.09.2025

Aniruddha Roy, J.

Affidavit of service filed in Court today, is taken on record.

The husband of the petitioner was an approved Assistant Professor of

Siliguri Surya Sen Mahavidyalaya. He died in harness on 01.11.2022

The Pension Payment Order was issued by the concerned respondent

on 24.03.2025. The petitioner had received pension and gratuity under the Pension Payment Order on 24.03.2025. The petitioner was entitled to

pensionary benefit from the date of retirement, the same was not paid.

The petitioner now claims interest for the delayed payment of the said gratuity and arrear pension on and from December 2, 2022.

Mr. Hirak Barman and Mr. Pradip Sarkar learned Advocates appear for the State.

It is trite that, the pension, which is lawfully payable to an employee is its property and if there is any delay in making such