[2025:RJ-JP:17945] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 4821/2010 Subhash Chandra Choudhary S/o Shri Govind Singh, age about 62 years, R/o House No. 1/520 Vidhyadhar Nagar Jaipur (Rajasthan). ----Petitioner Versus 1. State Of Rajasthan Through Secretary Department Of Finance, Secretariat, Jaipur 2. The Commissioner, Department Of Commercial Taxes, Jaipur (Raj.) 3. The Director, Pension And Pension Welfare Department, Jaipur (Raj.) 4. The Deputy Commissioner, Department Of Commercial Taxes, Udaipur (Raj.) 5. The Joint Director, Pension And Pensioners Welfare Department, Udaipur (Raj.) 6. The Treasury Officer (Pension), Jaipur ----Respondents For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Naveen Dhuwan For Respondent(s) : Mr. Dheeraj Tripathi, AGC HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL Judgment / Order 29/04/2025 On 09.04.2025, this Court passed following order: “This writ petition is filed seeking interest on delayed payment of retiral benefits. Indisputably, the petitioner has been paid retiral benefits with delay and in view thereof, he is entitled for the interest on delayed payment. The prayer for payment of interest is opposed by the learned counsel for the respondents. However, in view of trite law that an employee is entitled for interest on delayed payment of retiral [2025:RJ-JP:17945] (2 of 2) [CW-4821/2010] benefits, this Court is not prima-facie satisfied with opposition to the prayer for payment of interest. However, in the interest of justice, learned counsel for the respondents is granted a week’s time to substantiate his plea. It is made clear that failure to satisfy this court my entail cost. List the matter on 21.04.2025 at top of the list as prayed. Today, learned counsel for the respondents admits that without any reason, there was delay in payment of retiral benefits to the petitioner. In view of the candid admission by learned counsel for the respondents, this writ petition is disposed of in following terms: 1. The respondents are directed to make payment of interest on delayed payment of retiral dues in terms of Rule 89 of the Rajasthan Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1996. 2. A cost of Rs.10,000/- is imposed upon the respondents for their callous and apathetic attitude which shall be payable to the petitioner. 3. The aforesaid payment shall be ensured within a period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order failing which the interest on arrears of retiral dues shall be leviable at the rate 12% per annum after the expiry of period of two months and the officer(s) responsible for delay would bear the enhanced interest. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. (MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL),J YOGESH/20