21.09.2026 rc/ct.no.15 Item No.20 WPA No. 26421 of 2026 Liyakat Ali Molla Versus The State of West Bengal & Ors. Adv. Bansi Badan Maity ..for the petitioner Affidavit of service filed by the petitioner is taken on record. The State is not represented despite service. The petitioner was appointed as Gram Panchayat Karmee, Raidighi Gram Panchayat and superannuated on September 30, 2013. Despite completing all pension related formalities within due time the pension payment order was issued by the concerned authority on August 22, 2014. The arrear pension were disbursed in favour of the petitioner on November 10, 2014. The petitioner has 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, Diamond Harbour, being the 3rd and 4th respondents herein, are directed to pay interest to the petitioner @8% per annum on the gratuity and arrear pension amount calculated from October 01, 2013 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