05.01.2026

SL. No.5

Court No.2

SKG

Calcutta High Court

In the Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri Constitutional Writ Jurisdiction

W.P.A. No. 2434 of 2025 Krishna Chandra Sarkar

Versus

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Debajit Kundu …for the Petitioner.

Mr. Subir Kumar Saha,

Mr. Kumar Shantanu,

… for the State.

1. Affidavit of service filed in Court today be taken on

record.

2. The petitioner was a teacher in a Primary School,

who retired from service on 31.08.2023. The pension payment order was issued in favour of the petitioner on 18.06.2025 and he received the

gratuity and arrear pension on 01.07.2025.

3. The grievance of the petitioner is that interest on

delayed payment of gratuity and arrear pension

has not been paid.

4. It is now settled law that pension and gratuity are

to be released to the retired employee immediately upon retirement and in case of delay in releasing the pension and gratuity amount, the retired

employee is entitled to get interest.

5. Similar orders have already been passed by this

court, by which retired employees were granted

interest for delayed payment of gratuity and arrear pension.

6. It is settled law that the right of a retired employee to get his retiral dues on the date of att