17.03.2026 Sl. No.35(DL)

Ct. No.14 AN IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE W.P.A. 18971 of 2025 Tulsi Pandit Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Kalyan Kumar Panda Mr. Uttam Kumar Roy …for the Petitioner.

Mr. Siddhartha Ghosh …for the State.

1. By the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks direction upon the respondent authorities to disburse interest on delayed payment of arrear pension.

2. The petitioner contends that her husband, late Nani Gopal Pandit was a primary teacher of Salikona Primary School, Post Office Salikona, District-Bankura. The petitioner’s husband retired from service on superannuation on 31^st December, 1992. The husband of the petitioner died on 23^rd June, 2023. The Pension Payment Order was issued on 11^th March, 2002. The arrear pension amount was released in favour of the husband of the petitioner on 18^th June, 2002. However, no interest was paid on the said amount. Hence, this writ petition.

3. Mr. Kalyan Kumar Panda, learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that though the arrear pension was paid on 18^th June, 2002, however no such interest on

4. On the contrary, Mr. Siddhartha Ghosh, learned Advocate for th