MAHUYA CHOUDHURY v. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS.
WPA/27928/2024 · 2025-04-28
Aniruddha Roy
body2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION
APPELLATE SIDE
11 28.04.2025
pa Ct. no.2 WPA 27928 OF 2024
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Mahuya Choudhury
Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors.
Mr. Srinjay Sengupta, Adv.
Mr. Saurav Roy, Adv.
Mr. Narattam Acharyya, Adv.
Mr. Ankush Ghosh, Adv.
….For the Petitioner
Mrs. Mohuya Dutta Biswas, Adv.
….For State
Mr. Niladri Bhattacharjee Adv. Ms. Deblina Chattaraj, Adv. Ms. Poulami Chattopadhyay, Adv.
….For the Respondent Corporation
1. Affidavit of service filed in Court is taken on record.
2. The petitioner claims interest on delayed payment of terminal benefits. The petitioner’s deceased husband was superannuated from service of the WBTCL on November 30, 2020. Her husband received his terminal benefits of Rs. 28,90,274/- on February 19, 2021.
3. The petitioner is entitled to interest for the period from December 01, 2020 to February 19, 2021 at the rate of 6 per cent per annum. Let the same
2 be paid to the petitioner by the WBTCL within a period of one month from date.
4. In default of payment as directed above, the rate of interest shall stand increased to 9 per cent per annum.
5. The writ petition is disposed of.
6. There will be no order as to costs.
7. All parties are directed to act on a server copy of this order duly downloaded from the official website of this Court.
(Aniruddha Roy, J.)