2174 1166..0077..22002255 Ct. No. 18 adeb W.P.A. 3507 of 2024 Jagabandhu Samui Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Mr. Kalyan Kumar Panda Mr. Uttam Kumar Roy …for the petitioner Mr. Avijit Sarkar …for the State 1. Affidavit of service filed in Court is kept with the record. 2. The writ petitioner is a retired Assistant Teacher, who superannuated on 31st January, 2020. After superannuation of the writ petitioner, Pension Payment Order was issued vide memo dated 5th September, 2020 releasing retiral dues in favour of the petitioner. The writ petitioner claims interest on gratuity due to delayed payment. 3. State-respondents are represented by learned advocate. 4. Accordingly, the Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance, West Bengal and the concerned Treasury Officer are directed to pay interest at the rate of 8% per annum to the petitioner on gratuity from the date following the date of 2 retirement of the petitioner till the date of release of gratuity, within a period of 8 (eight) weeks from the date of communication of this order. 5. Since no affidavit is called for, the allegations contained in the writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted. 6. With the above observation, the writ petition stands disposed of. 7. There shall be no order as to costs. 8. Urgent photostat certified copy of the order, if applied for, be given to the parties, upon usual undertakings. (Saugata Bhattacharyya, J.)