22.04.2025.

PB Sl. No.269.

Ct. No.25.

WPA 7522 of 2009 Minati Sarkar Vs.

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Mr. Sk. Imtiaj Uddin. … For the Petitioner. Mr. Satyajit Talukdar.

… For the State.

1. The writ petitioner is an Assistant Teacher, who has retired from service on and from November 1, 2005.

2. After her retirement and starting from the date August 17, 2006, that is, near about after one year from the date of retirement of the petitioner, the Director, Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance, Government of West Bengal has started raising various objections regarding issuance of pension to the petitioner. Ultimately, as per direction of the said respondent, the petitioner had to submit with the department an amount of Rs.1,14,355/-, alleged to be the overdrawn amount of salary earlier paid to the writ petitioner. Allegedly, the writ petitioner has been granted pension at a reduced rate than she is entitled to.

3. Mr. Imtiaj Uddin, learned advocate for the petitioner has submitted that post-retiral deduction of the salary or subjecting the writ petitioner to the reduced scale of pension are the steps taken by the said respondent beyond the scope and purview of law existing and governi