06.01.2026 Item No. 36 Ct. No. 14 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA AN CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE WPA 17791 of 2025 Rina Ray vs.

State of West Bengal & ors.

Mr. Kalyan Kumar Panda … for the petitioner Ms. Kakali Pal … 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 for direction upon the respondent authorities to disburse interest on arrear family pension amount from 28^th November, 2022 till the date of actual payment.

3. The petitioner contends that her father, late Abinash Chandra Majhi was an Assistant Teacher in the Srikantha (old) Primary School under Moyna Circle, District Purba Medinipur. The father of the petitioner retired from service on superannuation on 30^th June, 1997 and died on 10^th August, 2009. The pension was issued to the father of the petitioner. Upon demise of the father, the family pension was granted to the mother of the petitioner viz. Rukmini Majhi who died on 2^nd August, 2022. The petitioner’s husband died on 27^th November, 2022. On the prayer of the petitioner, being the widowed daughter of the deceased employee, family pension was granted in her