17.02.2026 Sl. No.27 Ct. No.14 ss IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE W.P.A. No. 19932 of 2025 Piyali Sarkar Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Ms. Arpita Saha …for the Petitioners.

Ms. Susmita Biswas Chowdhury …for the State.

1. Affidavit of service filed on behalf of the petitioner is taken on record.

2. By the present writ petition the petitioner seeks direction upon the respondent authorities for disbursement of interest on delayed payment of gratuity and arrear pension amount from the date following the date of death of the husband of the petitioner till the date of actual payment at the rate of

18% per annum.

3. The petitioner contends that the petitioner’s husband was appointed as an Assistant Teacher in Harekrishna Konerpally Primary School, P.O. Bhajanghat, P.S. Krishnaganj, District Nadia, who died-in-harness on 30^th May, 2018. The pension payment order was issued in favour of the petitioner on 6^th June, 2019. The gratuity and arrear pension was disbursed in favour of the petitioner on 27^th November, 2019. However, no interest on the aforesaid amount has been paid in favour of the petitioner. Hence this writ petition.

4. Ms. Arpita