02.09.2026 rc/ct.no.15 Item No.19 WPA No. 23307 of 2026 Sufiya Khatun & Ors. Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Adv. Krishna Pada Santra ..for the petitioner Adv. Ankana Sarkar …for the State Affidavit of service filed by the petitioners is taken on record. Heard learned counsels for the parties. The petitioners are the legal heirs of the employee Abdul Latif, since deceased, who was appointed as Panchayat Karmee of Rajnagar Gram Panchayat and died in harness on July 08, 2020. Despite completing all pension related formalities within due time the pension payment order was issued by the concerned authority on January 25, 2022. The gratuity amount and arrear pension were disbursed in favour of the petitioners on February 06, 2022. The petitioners have prayed for interest on the gratuity and arrear pension amount due to delay in disbursal of the same. Upon consideration of the submission made on behalf of the parties and material on record, the Director of Pension, Provident Fund and Group Insurance, Government of West Bengal and the Treasury Officer, Malda-I, being the 2nd and 4th respondents herein, are directed to pay interest to the petitioner @8% per annum on the gratuity and arrear pension amount calculated from July 09, 2020 till the date of actual payment. Such payment be made within one month from the date of communication of this order. With the above observation and direction, this writ petition is disposed of. There shall, however, be no order as to costs. Since no affidavit is invited, the allegations contained in the writ petition are deemed not to have been admitted. Urgent certified website copy of this order, if applied for, be supplied to the parties upon compliance with all requisite formalities. (Suvra Ghosh,J) 2