jks 31.07.2025 WPA 14099 of 2024 Pradip Kumar Giri Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Ms. Sudipa Biswas … … for the petitioner Ms. Tanima Sengupta … … for the State Affidavit of service filed in Court today is kept with the record.

The material facts of the case are admitted and hence I have not called for affidavits.

The petitioner was an Assistant Teacher of a Primary School. The petitioner retired from service on 31.05.2018. The first pension payment order was issued on 29.04.2018. Under the ROPA Rules, 2019 there was revision of the pensionary and gratuity amount payable to the petitioner. The revised pension payment order was issued on 15.07.2021 and the arrear pension and gratuity was disbursed on 21.07.2021 in terms of ROPA, 2019. The petitioner claims interest on delayed payment of the revised arrear pension and gratuity amount.

I have heard learned counsel for both parties and I have considered the orders passed by this court in similar facts. It is settled law that retired employee is entitled to some amount of interest on delayed payment of gratuity and arrear pension.

There is a considerable delay in filing of the writ petition, which the petitioner seeks to justify by stati