28.04.2026 195 Ct.No.24 Susanta WPA 14885 of 2025 Ashok Kumar Saha Vs. The State of West Bengal & Ors. Ms. Debjani Sahu, …for the Petitioner. Mr. Benazir Rahaman, …for the State. 1. Let affidavit-of-service, as filed in Court, be kept on record. 2. The writ petitioner is a retired Assistant Teacher, who superannuated on 30th June, 2018. After superannuation of the writ petitioner, first Pension Payment Order was issued on 13th June, 2018 and as per the first Pension Payment Order, disbursement of retiral dues was made in favour of the petitioner. Subsequently, due to revision of pay as per ROPA 2019 revised Pension Payment Order was issued on 8th November, 2020. The writ petitioner claims interest on revised gratuity as per revised Pension Payment Order. 3. State respondents are represented by learned advocate. 4. Accordingly, the Director of Pension Provident Fund and Group Insurance and the concerned Treasury Officer are directed to pay interest at the rate of 8% per annum to the writ petitioner on revised gratuity as per revised pension payment order from 14th February 2020 till the date of 2 actual disbursement of the revised gratuity amount in favour of the petitioner, within a period of 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 this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties subject to compliance with all requisite formalities. (Reetobroto Kumar Mitra, J.)