Form No.J(2) IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION ORIGINAL SIDE Present: The Hon’ble Justice Aniruddha Roy WPO 477 OF 2025 ------------- BARUN KUMAR DAS Vs. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. For the Petitioner Mr. Debdutta Basu, Adv. For the CSTC Mr. N.C. Bihani, Sr. Adv. Mr. Soumyajit Ghosh, Adv. For the State Heard on : 12.08.2025 Judgment on : 12.08.2025 Aniruddha Roy, J : Affidavit of service filed in Court today, is taken on record. None appears for the State. Mr. Debdutta Basu, learned Advocate appears for the petitioner. Mr. N.C. Bihani, learned Senior Advocate, Mr. Soumyajit Ghosh, learned advocate appear for the Calcutta State Transport Corporation. The petitioner retired from services of Calcutta State Transport Corporation (in short, CSTC) on May 31, 2023. The retiral benefits of the petitioner was paid in tranches. The petitioner was paid 20% of the 2 provident fund to the tune of Rs.6,87,000/- on June 23, 2023. Petitioner claims interest on such delayed payments. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, after hearing the parties and considering the materials on record, I find that the petitioner is entitled to receive interest on Rs.6,87,000/- paid on account of provident fund from June 01, 2023 till June 23, 2023 at the rate of 6% per annum. The payment of the principal as also the interest shall be made within a period of three months from the date of communication of a server copy of this order. The CSTC is directed to pay the balance of the unpaid provident fund amount with interest from June 01, 2023 until the actual payment thereof @6% per annum, failing which the entire sum will attract interest @ 8% per annum. Nothing further remains to be adjudicated in this writ petition. The same is accordingly disposed of. Since I have not called for any affidavits, the allegations contained in the writ petition are deemed to have not been admitted by the respondents. All parties including the CSTC shall act on the basis of the server copy of this order without insisting upon production of a certified copy thereof. (Aniruddha Roy, J.) mg