20.03.2025 Court No. 18 Item No. 1777 (Suvendu WPA 1181 OF 2025 Arati Saha Karmakar -vs-

The State of West Bengal & Ors.

Ms. Sudipa Banerjee ….for the petitioner. Mr. Priyabrata Ghosh ….for the State.

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

The writ petitioner is a widow of a retired Assistant Teacher, who superannuated on 31^st January, 2014 and got the benefit under the Contributory Provident Fund Scheme (CPF). Subsequently, husband of the petitioner exercised option to come under the Pension-cum-Gratuity Scheme in terms of Government notification dated 13^th June, 2014 which was issued in terms of the judgment of the Special Bench dated 16^th July, 2013 passed on intra court appeal being APO No.94 of 2009 (State of West Bengal & Ors. –vs- Abhijit Baidya &

Ors.).

The husband of the petitioner died 8^th November, 2023 and accordingly the claim is laid by the present petitioner for issuance of revised Pension Payment Order.

It has also been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that as per demand of the State respondents husband of petitioner has deposited the amount along with interest and additional interest which he received under CPF Scheme.

However, the