Form No.J(2) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench Present: The Hon’ble Justice Aniruddha Roy WPA 140 OF 2025 Asit Kumar Chaudhuri Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. For the Petitioner : Mr. Anirban Chakraborty, Adv. Ms. Taniya Bhoumik, Adv. For the State : Mr. Nabankur Paul, Adv. Ms. Protusha Dutta Choudhury, Adv. Heard on : 03.09.2025 Judgment on : 03.09.2025 Aniruddha Roy, J. Affidavit of service filed in Court today, is taken on record. Pursuant to the PPO issued by the D.P.P.G. on 18.01.2012, the commuted value of pension was released to the petitioner on 04.02.2012. The writ petitioner retired from service on 31.01.2011. It is an admitted position that the interest accrues to an employee on delayed payment of lawful retiral benefits. 2 The aforesaid position is a settled law in catena of decisions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India. In that view of the matter, the concerned Treasury Officer to pay interest to the petitioner at the rate of 7% per annum from the next date of his retirement on the actual amount of commuted pension released to him until 04.02.2012. The said amount shall be released to the petitioner within one month into his pension payable Bank Account. In default of payment of the interest component as indicated hereinabove within the stipulated period, the rate of interest shall stand increased to 8% per annum. On the above terms, this writ petition being WPA 140 of 2025 stands disposed of, without any order as to costs. Photostat certified of this order, if applied for, be furnished expeditiously. (Aniruddha Roy, J.) D. Das, P.A.